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2025 Best Orthodontics/Orthodontology Schools

13 Colleges in the United States
295 Orthodontics/Orthodontology Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in orthodontics/orthodontology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #910 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for orthodontics/orthodontology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 295 degrees in orthodontics/orthodontology annually.

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Choosing a Great Orthodontics/Orthodontology School

Best Orthodontics/Orthodontology Schools The orthodontics/orthodontology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Orthodontics/Orthodontology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for orthodontics/orthodontology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Orthodontics/Orthodontology Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Orthodontics/Orthodontology
Doctor's Degrees in Orthodontics/Orthodontology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Orthodontics/Orthodontology Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Orthodontics/Orthodontology in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the orthodontics/orthodontology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Orthodontics/Orthodontology

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Boston U crest
Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Boston University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in orthodontics/orthodontology. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Case Western Reserve University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in orthodontics/orthodontology. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cleveland. This university ranks 3rd out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 6 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great choice for students interested in a degree in orthodontics/orthodontology. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 7 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in orthodontics/orthodontology. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
6.7% Growth in Graduates

UTHealth is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Houston.

There were about 15 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 12 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 8 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were about 5 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Stockton. This university ranks 43rd out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 8 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.

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Orthodontics/Orthodontology by Region

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One of 14 majors within the Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences area of study, Orthodontics/Orthodontology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Dental Clinical Sciences 382
Advanced General Dentistry 189
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 148
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology 140
Periodontics/Periodontology 139
Endodontics/Endodontology 131
Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences 124
Dental Public Health & Education 118
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 92
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 35

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