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2025 Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
241 Dentistry & Oral Science Degrees Awarded
$213,309 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in advanced dentistry & oral sciences, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #249 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 241 degrees in advanced dentistry & oral sciences annually.

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Choosing a Great Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences School

Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of advanced dentistry & oral sciences 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 advanced dentistry & oral sciences 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.

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Master's Degrees in Dentistry & Oral Science
Doctor's Degrees in Dentistry & Oral Science

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 Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences in the Far Western US Region

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 dentistry & oral science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Dentistry & Oral Science

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
81 Dentistry & Oral Science Degrees Awarded
$153,549 Median Starting Salary

University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in advanced dentistry & oral sciences. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 81 advanced dentistry & oral sciences students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the dentistry & oral science program make around $153,549 in their early career salary.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in advanced dentistry & oral sciences needs to look into University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 10 advanced dentistry & oral sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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Every student pursuing a degree in advanced dentistry & oral sciences has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 28 advanced dentistry & oral sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences degree recipients from University of Washington - Seattle Campus receive an earnings boost of around $21,000 above the average earnings of advanced dentistry & oral sciences graduates.

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Dentistry & Oral Science Degrees Awarded
13.2% Growth in Graduates

Loma Linda University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in advanced dentistry & oral sciences. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 53 advanced dentistry & oral sciences students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the dentistry & oral science program make about $181,782 in the first couple years of their career.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

Pacific is a medium-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 roughly 11 advanced dentistry & oral sciences students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best advanced dentistry & oral sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 92
Washington 300 24
Oregon 266 5
Nevada 192 6
Alaska 119 4

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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dentistry & Oral Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology 62
Orthodontics/Orthodontology 49
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 28
Endodontics/Endodontology 26
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 25
Periodontics/Periodontology 24
Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences 11
Dental Public Health & Education 9
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 7

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 28,627
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 19,921
Allied Health Professions 11,943
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 10,180
Health & Medical Administrative Services 9,011
Health Sciences & Services 8,038
Public Health 7,547
Dental Support Services 6,022
Mental & Social Health Services 4,719
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3,825

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