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2023 Most Well Attended Dentistry Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Dentistry Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Dentistry Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Dentistry is the 119th most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 506 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 506 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,028 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Dentistry Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in dentistry. To top this list, a school must have a successful dentistry program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Dentistry Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree dentistry students.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Dentistry Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 163 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dentistry at UPenn

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Dentistry Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 153 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Temple University Dentistry Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Dentistry Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate. LECOM is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 104 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Dentistry Report

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Dentistry Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 86 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Dentistry at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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