2023 Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Value Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for dentistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Dentistry
Our 2023 rankings named Creighton University the best value school in the Plains States Region for dentistry students. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Creighton are $44,524 a year.
Creighton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.
UNMC undergraduate students pay an average of $31,111 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $31,905 in tuition and fees each year.
Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMKC are $28,023 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 121 |
Iowa | 81 |
Missouri | 224 |
Nebraska | 137 |
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Majors Related to Dentistry
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Dentistry Concentrations
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 averages are for the top 6 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.