2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools
Finding the Best Dentistry School for You
Dentistry is the #16 most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Dentistry Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dentistry program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the United States
Check out the dentistry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Dentistry Schools
Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for dentistry students. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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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 Most Popular Dentistry Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Pacific is a great place for dentistry students. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dentistry students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Detroit Mercy ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Midwestern University - Glendale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dentistry programs. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.
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Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dentistry students. It came in at #10 on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Dentistry Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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11 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
12 | University of California - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
13 | Midwestern University - Downers Grove | Downers Grove, IL |
Dentistry by Region
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New England |
Rocky Mountains |
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Southwest |
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Dentistry Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Dentistry Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Dentistry | 6,770 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Dentistry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.