2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Dentistry in North Carolina

Dentistry is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of dentistry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 135 doctor's degrees in dentistry during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Dentistry in North Carolina

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for dentistry students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Dentistry Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

83 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in dentistry. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in dentistry in North Carolina. More information about a doctorate in dentistry from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

52 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

East Carolina University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in dentistry. ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in dentistry in North Carolina. More information about a doctorate in dentistry from East Carolina University

Best Dentistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dentistry Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	218
Virginia	126	101
Georgia	124	82
Louisiana	99	59
Tennessee	98	145
Alabama	94	64
South Carolina	88	70
Kentucky	86	171
Mississippi	72	30
West Virginia	49	45

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dentistry

Dentistry is one of 30 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	612
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	453
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	407
Nursing	379
Communication Sciences	25
Health & Medical Administrative Services	22
Public Health	20
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	14
Alternative Medicine & Systems	11
Mental & Social Health Services	4

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.