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2026 Best Value General Dental Clinical Sciences Schools in the New England Region

[General Dental Clinical Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/advanced-dentistry-oral-sciences/dental-clinical-sciences-general/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general dental clinical sciences education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general dental clinical sciences students.

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• Best Value General Dental Clinical Sciences Schools in the New England Region

2026 Best Value General Dental Clinical Sciences Schools in the New England Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general dental clinical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Dental Clinical Sciences Schools

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

$61,676 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,616 Avg Student Debt

$101,817 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Harvard University the best value for a degree in general dental clinical sciences in the New England Region. Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,676. General Dental Clinical Sciences graduates carry a median of $16,616 in student loans. General Dental Clinical Sciences graduates of Harvard University earn a median of $219,007 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Harvard University admits about 4% of applicants.

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University Of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

$21,044 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,637 Avg Student Debt

$73,997 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Connecticut earned it the #2 place for general dental clinical sciences. Set in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $21,044, compared with $43,712 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $23,637 to complete the general dental clinical sciences program here. Early-career general dental clinical sciences graduates make about $247,820. That is a strong return on a $23,637 median debt. Roughly 52% 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.