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2023 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

10 Colleges
$101,504 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dentistry was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 6,770 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Western University of Health Sciences to be the best school for dentistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Oregon Health & Science University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roseman University of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Henderson, Roseman University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of the Pacific ranked #7 on this year’s Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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University of California - San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 75
California 806
Washington 70
Nevada 169

Dentistry is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Dentistry Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Dentistry 6,770

Majors Similar to Dentistry

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michal Jarmoluk.

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