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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$111,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry School for You

In 2020-2021, 308 degrees and certificates were awarded to dentistry students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state.

With all the 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Dentistry Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for dentistry majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Downers Grove to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for dentistry students. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Dentistry at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

Full Dentistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

Best Dentistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dentistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 277
Ohio 178
Indiana 115
Wisconsin 98

One of 29 majors within the area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Dentistry

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 3 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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