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2023 Best Dentistry Schools

64 Colleges
$103,395 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry School for You

Dentistry is the #39 most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Dentistry Schools ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Dentistry Colleges.

Top 10 Best Dentistry Schools

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Glendale to be the best school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

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Out of the 64 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 64 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the # 3 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

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Out of the 64 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western University of Health Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Dentistry Schools list. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.

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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best dentistry programs. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for dentistry students. It came in at #8 on the list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

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#9

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for dentistry students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best dentistry programs. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Dentistry Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
12 Roseman University of Health Sciences Henderson, NV

Dentistry by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Dentistry is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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