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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dentistry program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 55% of the dentistry majors at the school.

Full Dentistry at University of Southern California Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of the Pacific is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

About 54% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 115 students majoring in dentistry at UCSF, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 55% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Western University of Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

About 53% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 47% are male.

Read full report on Dentistry at Western University of Health Sciences

University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Roseman University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Henderson, Roseman University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Oregon Health & Science University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 55% are male.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 51% of the dentistry majors at the school.

Full Dentistry at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 806
Washington 70
Oregon 75
Nevada 169

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 10 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.

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