2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California
Finding the Best Dentistry School for You
Dentistry is the #102 most popular major in California with 806 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor 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.
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2023 Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dentistry Colleges.
Most Popular California Schools in Dentistry
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for dentistry students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in California list. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
The excellent programs at University of California - San Francisco helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for dentistry students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Western University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dentistry students. 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 school with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 70 |
Oregon | 75 |
Nevada | 169 |
Dentistry Related Majors
Dentistry is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Dentistry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 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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