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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools

65 Colleges
$103,395 Avg Salary

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.

Check out the dentistry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the United States for dentistry students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the United States. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of the Pacific

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Dentistry at University of Pennsylvania Report

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dentistry Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Dentistry at Temple University

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools list. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Detroit Mercy

Midwestern University - Glendale ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Full Dentistry at Midwestern University - Glendale Report

#10

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dentistry Schools ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Full Dentistry at Loma Linda University Report

Honorable Mentions

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
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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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dentistry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Dentistry 6,770

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 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.

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