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2026 Best Value Dental Public Health & Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools

1 Colleges in the United States
$24,385 Avg Student Debt
$42,557 Avg Median Earnings (10yr)
2026 Best Value Dental Public Health & Education Bachelor's Degree Badge [Dental Public Health & Education](/majors/health-care-professions/advanced-dentistry-oral-sciences/dental-public-health-and-education/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools to find the best return on investment for dental public health & education students.

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2026 Best Value Dental Public Health & Education Schools in the United States

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in dental public health & education, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Dental Public Health & Education Schools

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St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL

Our analysis ranked St Petersburg College the best value for a degree in dental public health & education in the United States. St Petersburg College is a very large public school located in the city of St. Petersburg. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $2,682, with out-of-state students paying around $9,286. Students borrow a median of $24,385 to complete the dental public health & education program here. Early-career dental public health & education graduates make about $48,218. Set against $24,385 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

Other Dental Public Health & Education Degree Levels

Looking for a different degree level? Compare best-value Dental Public Health & Education rankings across degree levels:

All Degree Levels in Dental Public Health & Education
Associate's Degrees in Dental Public Health & Education
Master's Degrees in Dental Public Health & Education
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Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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 · 17 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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