2026 Best Value Dentistry Schools in North Carolina
[Dentistry](/majors/health-care-professions/dentistry/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for dentistry students.
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2026 Best Value Dentistry Schools in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in dentistry, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Dentistry Schools
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill tops our 2026 list of the best value dentistry schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,994, with out-of-state students paying around $41,203. Students borrow a median of $15,117 to complete the dentistry program here. Early-career dentistry graduates make about $137,708. Set against $15,117 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 15%.
Students looking for strong value in dentistry will find it at East Carolina University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Greenville, East Carolina University is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,361, compared with $23,638 for out-of-state students. Dentistry graduates carry a median of $24,747 in student loans. Dentistry graduates of East Carolina University earn a median of $125,260 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,747 median debt. The acceptance rate is 89%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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 2 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).
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