2024 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Dentistry is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,601 doctor's degrees in dentistry to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Dentistry School for Your Doctor's Degree

The dentistry doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality dentistry program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on dentistry students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other dentistry students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for dentistry to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dentistry related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for dentistry students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Dentistry Schools

The dentistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Dentistry in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in dentistry.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Dentistry

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

163 Annual Graduates

$71,965 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in dentistry. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the dentistry program earn about $71,965 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a doctorate in dentistry from University of Pennsylvania

2

New York University
New York, NY

397 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat New York University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in dentistry. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from New York University

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

125 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in dentistry. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from University of Maryland - Baltimore

4

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA

104 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in dentistry needs to check out Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Erie.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

5

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

94 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from Columbia University in the City of New York

6

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

153 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from Temple University

7

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

127 Annual Graduates

Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

8

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

86 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

9

Touro College
New York, NY

108 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from Touro College

10

Howard University
Washington, DC

72 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from Howard University

Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	506
New York	174	771
Maryland	119	125
New Jersey	115	127
District of Columbia	81	72

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dentistry

Dentistry is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Dentistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Dentistry	1,601

Majors Similar to Dentistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	6,384
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	3,054
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	2,598
Nursing	1,338
Optometry	256
Chiropractic	188
Communication Sciences	181
Public Health	147
Mental & Social Health Services	42
Alternative Medicine & Systems	42

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.