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2024 Best Dentistry Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges in the New England Region
584 Dentistry Degrees Awarded
$90,839 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Dentistry Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 584 degrees in dentistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Dentistry School

Best Dentistry Schools in the New England Region 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.

Dentistry Rankings by Degree Level

Doctor's Degrees in Dentistry

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 Schools in the New England Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Dentistry in the New England Region

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.

Top New England Region Schools in Dentistry

1
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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
243 Dentistry Degrees Awarded
4.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in dentistry has to check out Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 243 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available. Those dentistry students who get their degree from Tufts University earn $8,095 more than the average dentistry grad.

More information about a degree in dentistry from Tufts University

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
196 Dentistry Degrees Awarded
$115,398 Median Starting Salary

Boston University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dentistry. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 196 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Those dentistry students who get their degree from Boston University receive $24,559 more than the typical dentistry student.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Dentistry Degrees Awarded
$68,745 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Harvard University if you wish to pursue a degree in dentistry. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the dentistry program state that they receive average early career earnings of $68,745.

More information about a degree in dentistry from Harvard University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 Dentistry Degrees Awarded
4.7% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of New England if you want to pursue a degree in dentistry. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were about 64 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent year we have data available. Those dentistry students who get their degree from University of New England make $39,059 more than the typical dentistry grad.

More information about a degree in dentistry from University of New England

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Dentistry Degrees Awarded
$80,915 Median Starting Salary

UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 47 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the dentistry program make around $80,915 in the first couple years of their career.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 473
Connecticut 241 47
Maine 202 64

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

Dentistry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Dentistry 584

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 14,673
Health & Medical Administrative Services 3,720
Allied Health Professions 3,041
Public Health 2,965
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 2,435
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 2,406
Health Sciences & Services 2,006
Mental & Social Health Services 1,975
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 1,961
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 1,697

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