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2023 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools

64 Colleges
$101,504 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Dentistry is the #108 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the dentistry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Glendale the best school in the United States for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the United States. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Midwestern University - Downers Grove helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove 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 Western University of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools 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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Out of the 64 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dentistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree dentistry programs. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
12 Roseman University of Health Sciences Henderson, NV

Dentistry by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 30 majors within the area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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