2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Dentistry 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the dentistry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Dentistry Schools
Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry 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 school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Western University of Health Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dentistry programs. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Roseman University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dentistry students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Henderson, Roseman University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Oregon Health & Science University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 75 |
California | 806 |
Washington | 70 |
Nevada | 169 |
Majors Related to Dentistry
Dentistry is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Dentistry Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Dentistry | 6,770 |
Majors Similar 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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.