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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges
$86,895 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry School for You

Dentistry is the #14 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 506 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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.

Check out the dentistry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for dentistry students. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Dentistry at Temple University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in Pennsylvania list. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Dentistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dentistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 771
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

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 4 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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