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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Colleges
$101,504 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Dentistry is the #16 most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree 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.

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

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 55% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dentistry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 163 students majoring in dentistry at UPenn, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in dentistry at Rutgers New Brunswick, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Dentistry at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in dentistry at University at Buffalo, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Dentistry at University at Buffalo Report

University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 125 students majoring in dentistry at UMB, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Dentistry at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

#7

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 39% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 61% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 42% of the dentistry majors at the school.

Read full report on Dentistry at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree dentistry programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 94 students majoring in dentistry at Columbia, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Read full report on Dentistry at Columbia University in the City of New York

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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 #10 on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 58% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 42% are male.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 771
Pennsylvania 506
Maryland 125
New Jersey 127
District of Columbia 72

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

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 12 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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