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2023 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools

64 Colleges
$101,504 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the dentistry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Glendale to be the best school for dentistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s 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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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the United States. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college 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 large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oregon Health & Science University is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #9 on this year’s Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#10

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #10, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Dentistry students that almost earned our Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree 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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