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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England 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

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 243 students majoring in dentistry at Tufts, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 196 students majoring in dentistry at Boston U, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#3

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 49% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 47% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 473
Connecticut 47
Maine 64

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 5 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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