The average amount of dental education debt is less than the average amount of education debt, according to data from the American Dental Education Association.
The ADEA provided details on dental school debt in its Trends in Dental Education report for 2022-23.
Here is how dental education debt has stacked up against average education debt in the U.S. since 2017:
2017
Dental: $308,200
Average education debt: $329,700
2018
Dental: $309,600
Average education debt: $327,300
2019
Dental: $308,500
Average education debt: $324,400
2020
Dental: $318,500
Average education debt: $335,300
2021
Dental: $305,300
Average education debt: $323,200
2022
Dental: $286,200
Average education debt: $293,900