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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$128,491 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry School for You

Dentistry is the #16 most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the dentistry programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Dentistry

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Downers Grove the best school in the Great Lakes Region for dentistry students. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Detroit Mercy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for dentistry students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 308
Ohio 178
Michigan 277
Indiana 115
Wisconsin 98

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dentistry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Dentistry 6,770

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michal Jarmoluk.

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