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2023 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for dentistry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine to be the best school for dentistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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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 working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #6 on this year’s Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#7

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree dentistry programs. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#10

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 771
Pennsylvania 506
Maryland 125
New Jersey 127
District of Columbia 72

One of 29 majors within the area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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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