Dental school debt vs. average education debt in 2023

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.

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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

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