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

Dentistry is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of dentistry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 170 doctor's degrees in dentistry during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for dentistry to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dentistry related body.

Our full 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

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

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

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Dentistry

1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

119 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in dentistry. Located in the large 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

51 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in dentistry has to check out University of Utah. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized 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	123	116
Utah	104	52

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dentistry

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

Dentistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Dentistry	170

Majors Similar to Dentistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	775
Medicine	729
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	408
Nursing	339
Allied Health Professions	177
Communication Sciences	46
Public Health	10
Mental & Social Health Services	5
Health Sciences & Services	2
Medical Science	2

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.