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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

6 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.

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 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dentistry program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for dentistry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 56% are male.

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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 # 2 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.

About 54% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 46% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 52% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Women make up 34% of the dentistry majors at the school.

Read full report on Dentistry at Creighton University

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Dentistry at University of Iowa Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

About 64% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Nebraska Medical Center

Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 224
Minnesota 121
Iowa 81
Nebraska 137

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.

  • 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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