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2023 Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$37,769 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value 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 value experiences for dentistry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the dentistry programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Dentistry

$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for dentistry students. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUE are $11,496 a year.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Marquette undergraduate students pay an average of $45,766 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Marquette is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Dentistry at Marquette University Report

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 school with a medium-sized student population.

Detroit Mercy undergraduate students pay an average of $30,154 in tuition and fees each year.

Detroit Mercy excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Dentistry at University of Detroit Mercy Report

$32,101 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for dentistry students. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

IUPUI undergraduate students pay an average of $32,101 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern University - Downers Grove. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

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$30,370 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $30,370 per year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value dentistry programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State are $35,019 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dentistry students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 10% of our Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #9, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dentistry students. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Case Western are $54,532 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Case Western also is in the top 5% of our Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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.

  • 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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