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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Dentistry 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 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 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for dentistry majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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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 the Pacific landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

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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.

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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 Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Western University of Health Sciences ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Roseman University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. Located in the large city of Henderson, Roseman University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #10, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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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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