2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Dentistry in Tennessee

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 Tennessee to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of dentistry. Combined, these schools handed out 154 doctor's degrees in dentistry to qualified students.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for dentistry.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Dentistry in Tennessee

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

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center
Memphis, TN

100 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in dentistry. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in dentistry in Tennessee. More information about a doctorate in dentistry from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

2

Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN

54 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in dentistry needs to look into Meharry Medical College. Located in the large city of Nashville, Meharry Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in dentistry in Tennessee.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the dentistry program state that they receive average early career earnings of $81,000.

More information about a doctorate in dentistry from Meharry Medical College

Best Dentistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	218
Virginia	126	101
Georgia	124	82
North Carolina	113	134
Louisiana	99	59
Alabama	94	64
South Carolina	88	70
Kentucky	86	171
Mississippi	72	30
West Virginia	49	45

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Dentistry Related Rankings by Major

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	597
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	533
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	357
Nursing	341
Optometry	129
Communication Sciences	63
Allied Health Professions	57
Public Health	16
Other Health Professions	10

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.