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

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$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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular 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 were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dentistry program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for dentistry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 180 students majoring in dentistry at USC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of the Pacific is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

Women make up 54% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 52% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 64% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 36% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 105 students majoring in dentistry at UCLA, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Western University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.

Women make up 53% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in dentistry at UNLV, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Roseman University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Henderson, Roseman University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Oregon Health & Science University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 45% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree dentistry programs. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 70 students majoring in dentistry at UW Seattle, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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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.

  • 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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