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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$101,504 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dentistry program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Detroit Mercy the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the # 2 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

Women make up 47% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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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 medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 55% of the dentistry majors at the school.

Full Dentistry at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dentistry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Dentistry at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dentistry schools in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 115 students majoring in dentistry at IUPUI, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Read full report on Dentistry at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 45% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #7, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 51% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree dentistry programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in dentistry at Case Western, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree dentistry programs. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 54% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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

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.

  • 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.

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