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2026 Best Value Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/advanced-dentistry-oral-sciences/advanced-graduate-dentistry-and-oral-sciences-other/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other advanced/graduate dentistry & oral sciences students.

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• Best Value Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2026 Best Value Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other advanced/graduate dentistry & oral sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools

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University Of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL

$15,949 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,115 Avg Student Debt

$68,740 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is University Of Illinois At Chicago, our #1 best value for other advanced/graduate dentistry & oral sciences in the Great Lakes Region. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,949, while out-of-state students pay about $32,009. Typical student debt for other advanced/graduate dentistry & oral sciences graduates is $20,115. Early-career other advanced/graduate dentistry & oral sciences graduates make about $247,072. Set against $20,115 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 77%.

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University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

$18,848 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,137 Avg Student Debt

$83,648 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Michigan Ann Arbor earned it the #2 place for other advanced/graduate dentistry & oral sciences. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $18,848 in tuition and fees, compared with $63,081 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $19,137 to complete the other advanced/graduate dentistry & oral sciences program here. Early-career other advanced/graduate dentistry & oral sciences graduates make about $242,474. Set against $19,137 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 16% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.