2025 Best Dentistry Schools in the Southwest Region
4Colleges in the Southwest Region
528Dentistry Degrees Awarded
$114,771Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in dentistry is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #105 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of dentistry. Combined, these schools handed out 528 degrees in dentistry to qualified students.
The dentistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dentistry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dentistry 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dentistry Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Dentistry in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dentistry degree levels they offer.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a good option for students interested in a degree in dentistry. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Houston.
There were roughly 108 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the dentistry program state that they receive average early career wages of $102,000.
It is difficult to beat The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio if you want to pursue a degree in dentistry. UT Health San Antonio is a small public university located in the large city of San Antonio.
There were roughly 113 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at UT Health San Antonio in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the dentistry program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio get $14,828 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Every student who is interested in dentistry has to check out University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. UOHSC is a small public university located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
There were roughly 61 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at UOHSC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the dentistry program at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center earn $20,253 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Texas A&M University - College Station is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in dentistry. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.
There were roughly 103 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the dentistry program at Texas A&M University - College Station earn $4,999 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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).
The dentistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dentistry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dentistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
