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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Colleges
$76,619 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry School for You

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for dentistry students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for dentistry students. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Full Dentistry at University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for dentistry students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Dentistry at University at Buffalo

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Dentistry at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dentistry students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Dentistry at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

#7

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Read full report on Dentistry at Touro College

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

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 dentistry programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Dentistry at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Full Dentistry at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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