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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California

6 Colleges
$95,496 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for dentistry students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Pacific. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California list. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #6, Western University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Dentistry at Western University of Health Sciences Report

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.

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