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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California

6 Colleges
$95,496 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry School for You

In 2020-2021, 806 degrees and certificates were awarded to dentistry students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dentistry Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for dentistry students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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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 Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #6, Western University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Dentistry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dentistry Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 75
Washington 70
Nevada 169

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 6 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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