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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dentistry program at each school on the list.

Check out the dentistry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Detroit Mercy to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Midwestern University - Downers Grove helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

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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 # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 5 spot on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dentistry programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dentistry programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dentistry programs. Located in the large 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 #9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a 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

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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