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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 397 students majoring in dentistry at NYU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Dentistry at New York University Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 153 students majoring in dentistry at Temple, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Dentistry at Temple University Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

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

About 50% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore 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. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 50% of the students majoring in dentistry at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#7

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 39% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree dentistry programs. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

Of the 104 students majoring in dentistry at LECOM, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Full Dentistry at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Report

With a ranking of #9, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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

Read full report on Dentistry at Columbia University in the City of New York

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the dentistry majors at the school.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry colleges 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.

  • 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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