A degree in dentistry is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #105 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for dentistry students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 506 degrees in dentistry to qualified students.
Your choice of dentistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dentistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dentistry Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dentistry degree levels they offer.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dentistry. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 163 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. After graduating, dentistry degree recipients typically earn about $71,965 at the beginning of their careers.
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is a good decision for students interested in a degree in dentistry. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 104 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at LECOM in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the dentistry program at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine get $27,858 more than the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Temple University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in dentistry. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 153 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, dentistry degree recipients generally earn around $87,855 in their early careers.
It's difficult to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you want to pursue a degree in dentistry. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 7th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 86 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, dentistry degree recipients generally make around $73,006 in their early careers.
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).
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Your choice of dentistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dentistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
