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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dentistry Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for dentistry students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

The excellent programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Dentistry at A T Still University of Health Sciences Report

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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dentistry students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Nebraska Medical Center

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

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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