2023 Best Value Dentistry Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Dentistry School for You
With 105 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dentistry is the #16 most popular major in Virginia.
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Dentistry Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Dentistry School
Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the best value school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.
VCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
VCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Dentistry Schools in Virginia list.
Read full report on Dentistry at Virginia Commonwealth University
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 224 |
North Carolina | 135 |
Tennessee | 146 |
Kentucky | 186 |
Georgia | 96 |
West Virginia | 46 |
Alabama | 78 |
Louisiana | 69 |
Mississippi | 35 |
South Carolina | 76 |
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Dentistry Related Majors for Dentistry
Dentistry is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Dentistry Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Dentistry | 6,770 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Dentistry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 values are for the top school 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.