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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$111,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry School for You

With 308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dentistry is the #14 most popular major in Illinois.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Dentistry Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Dentistry Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Dentistry

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Downers Grove the best school in Illinois 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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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Dentistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 178
Michigan 277
Indiana 115
Wisconsin 98

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 3 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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