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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$128,491 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dentistry was ranked #39 in the country. In fact 6,770 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best 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 educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the dentistry programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Dentistry

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Downers Grove the best school in the Great Lakes Region 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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#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 Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Full Dentistry at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Full Dentistry at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Dentistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best dentistry programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Dentistry at Case Western Reserve University Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for dentistry students. It came in at #8 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Read full report on Dentistry at Ohio State University - Main Campus

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best dentistry programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 277
Illinois 308
Ohio 178
Indiana 115
Wisconsin 98

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Dentistry is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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