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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