2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the dentistry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Dentistry Schools
Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida 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 Louisville is a great place for dentistry students. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular dentistry programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Medical University of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 224 |
North Carolina | 135 |
Tennessee | 146 |
Kentucky | 186 |
Georgia | 96 |
West Virginia | 46 |
Virginia | 105 |
Alabama | 78 |
Louisiana | 69 |
Mississippi | 35 |
South Carolina | 76 |
Dentistry Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Dentistry Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Dentistry | 6,770 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 15 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.