2024 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Dentistry is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 186 doctor's degrees in dentistry to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to dentistry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of dentistry students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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 colleges for dentistry students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Dentistry in Kentucky

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in dentistry.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Doctorate in Dentistry

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

University of Kentucky is a great decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in dentistry. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from University of Kentucky

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

127 Annual Graduates

University of Louisville is a great decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in dentistry. UofL is a very large public university located in the large city of Louisville.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from University of Louisville

Best Dentistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Dentistry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	215
North Carolina	190	135
Georgia	190	96
Virginia	182	105
Mississippi	154	35
Tennessee	150	146
Louisiana	146	69
Alabama	139	78
South Carolina	135	76
West Virginia	61	46

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Dentistry Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Dentistry area of study, Dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.