Benchmarking

Four of the most expensive dental schools in the U.S. were included on the QS World University Rankings.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor was ranked as the top school for dentistry in the world by QS World University Rankings.

Hawaii was ranked as the worst state for dentists to live and work in by career website Zippa, and it was also ranked as the worst state for physicians to practice in by personal finance website WalletHub.

Alaska was ranked as the best state for dentists to live and work in by career website Zippa, while Montana was ranked as the best state for physicians to practice in by personal finance website WalletHub.

North Dakota saw the greatest loss in dental roles out of all U.S. states, according to data from the American Institute of Dental Public Health.

Los Angeles is the most expensive U.S. city to live in, according to the U.S. News & World Report.

Dentist, orthodontist and oral and maxillofacial surgeon were ranked in the top 10 of top jobs in healthcare by U.S. News & Report.

Texas A&M University in College Station has the cheapest dental school in the U.S. for residents, while East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., has the cheapest dental school for non-residents.

Dentist was ranked as the fourth best healthcare job on a list of the best jobs by U.S. News & Report.

Eight dental schools received more than $10 million in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2022, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Biomedical Research.