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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$126,692 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Dentistry Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Dentistry

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the best school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

The excellent programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Plains States Region . Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for dentistry students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 224
Minnesota 121
Iowa 81
Nebraska 137

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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 6 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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