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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in California

6 Colleges
$101,504 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree School for You

With 806 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dentistry is the #31 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dentistry program at each school on the list.

Check out the dentistry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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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. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dentistry schools in California. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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

Full Dentistry at Loma Linda University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Dentistry at University of California - San Francisco Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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

Full Dentistry at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Western 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Best Dentistry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 70
Oregon 75
Nevada 169

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

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 6 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.

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