Best Dentistry Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$1,777,706

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$40,407

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Ohio State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 87.9%	OH	+$4,456,040	$267,734	$29,320	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Saint Louis University Grad rate: 80.5%	MO	+$3,720,470	$234,936	$69,125	N/A	Full ROI →
3	East Carolina University Grad rate: 63.6%	NC	+$2,252,502	$156,994	$23,689	N/A	Full ROI →
4	Marquette University Grad rate: 81.3%	WI	+$2,115,034	$154,075	$63,233	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Oregon Health & Science University	OR	+$2,114,320	$147,716	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
6	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Grad rate: 84.6%	MN	+$2,101,134	$149,958	$29,013	N/A	Full ROI →
7	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Grad rate: 73.0%	TN	+$2,089,944	$149,763	$32,658	N/A	Full ROI →
8	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Grad rate: 59.7%	CT	+$2,050,066	$146,595	$20,917	N/A	Full ROI →
9	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Grad rate: 57.8%	CT	+$2,048,694	$146,595	$21,603	N/A	Full ROI →
10	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Grad rate: 63.9%	CT	+$2,041,838	$146,595	$25,031	N/A	Full ROI →
11	University of Connecticut-Stamford Grad rate: 59.5%	CT	+$2,036,426	$146,595	$27,737	N/A	Full ROI →
12	University of Florida Grad rate: 90.7%	FL	+$2,027,442	$145,544	$21,719	N/A	Full ROI →
13	University of Connecticut Grad rate: 83.5%	CT	+$2,018,756	$146,595	$36,572	N/A	Full ROI →
14	West Virginia University Grad rate: 61.7%	WV	+$1,986,824	$143,709	$23,678	N/A	Full ROI →
15	University of Missouri-Kansas City Grad rate: 56.0%	MO	+$1,982,750	$143,602	$24,645	N/A	Full ROI →
16	University of Maryland Baltimore	MD	+$1,963,520	$140,176	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Indiana University-Indianapolis Grad rate: 55.1%	IN	+$1,957,028	$142,073	$22,216	N/A	Full ROI →
18	University of Iowa Grad rate: 73.4%	IA	+$1,949,654	$142,171	$26,883	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Boston University Grad rate: 89.5%	MA	+$1,944,412	$147,490	$82,694	N/A	Full ROI →
20	University of Detroit Mercy Grad rate: 70.5%	MI	+$1,930,142	$142,514	$40,069	N/A	Full ROI →
21	A T Still University of Health Sciences	MO	+$1,902,360	$137,118	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
22	University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	+$1,897,260	$136,863	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
23	University of Alabama at Birmingham Grad rate: 63.4%	AL	+$1,889,248	$139,245	$27,826	N/A	Full ROI →
24	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	TN	+$1,861,860	$135,093	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
25	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$1,849,196	$137,488	$30,282	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	PA	+$1,843,000	$134,150	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
27	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	MI	+$1,838,770	$137,273	$33,345	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Creighton University Grad rate: 79.5%	NE	+$1,826,088	$139,409	$61,046	N/A	Full ROI →
29	University of Louisville Grad rate: 61.4%	KY	+$1,820,194	$136,094	$30,843	N/A	Full ROI →
30	University of Kentucky Grad rate: 69.3%	KY	+$1,787,518	$134,605	$32,291	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Virginia Commonwealth University Grad rate: 64.9%	VA	+$1,782,868	$134,578	$34,346	N/A	Full ROI →
32	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Grad rate: 45.6%	CO	+$1,765,222	$132,598	$23,369	N/A	Full ROI →
33	University at Buffalo Grad rate: 73.5%	NY	+$1,751,974	$132,503	$29,043	N/A	Full ROI →
34	Augusta University Grad rate: 49.4%	GA	+$1,747,648	$131,597	$22,146	N/A	Full ROI →
35	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$1,746,830	$132,550	$32,085	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Grad rate: 54.2%	IL	+$1,737,736	$131,417	$25,302	N/A	Full ROI →
37	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center	OK	+$1,705,240	$127,262	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
38	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans	LA	+$1,674,640	$125,732	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
39	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Grad rate: 91.7%	NC	+$1,671,678	$128,102	$25,181	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Temple University Grad rate: 76.3%	PA	+$1,653,002	$128,630	$39,799	N/A	Full ROI →
41	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Grad rate: 75.7%	OK	+$1,647,574	$127,262	$28,833	N/A	Full ROI →
42	University of California-San Francisco	CA	+$1,611,600	$122,580	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Case Western Reserve University Grad rate: 86.4%	OH	+$1,611,414	$130,724	$81,533	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Tufts University Grad rate: 93.5%	MA	+$1,568,780	$128,899	$84,600	N/A	Full ROI →
45	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	TX	+$1,568,600	$120,430	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
46	University of the Pacific Grad rate: 70.5%	CA	+$1,553,274	$126,481	$68,173	N/A	Full ROI →
47	Western University of Health Sciences	CA	+$1,518,980	$117,949	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
48	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Grad rate: 48.7%	NV	+$1,485,280	$118,208	$19,440	N/A	Full ROI →
49	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	PA	+$1,479,106	$119,626	$36,707	N/A	Full ROI →
50	Stony Brook University Grad rate: 77.8%	NY	+$1,457,372	$117,786	$29,174	N/A	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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