2025 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in dentistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #6 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for dentistry students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 170 doctor's degrees in dentistry during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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.
• 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 schools for dentistry students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Dentistry Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Dentistry in the Rocky Mountains Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for dentistry students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Dentistry

1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

119 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in dentistry has to take a look at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in dentistry. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from University of Utah

Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	182	116
Utah	144	52

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dentistry

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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.