Dentistry is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #105 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Dentistry Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 743 degrees in dentistry annually.
Your choice of dentistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Dentistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dentistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in dentistry. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 381 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University at Buffalo if you wish to pursue a degree in dentistry. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 18th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 119 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, dentistry degree recipients usually earn around $82,420 at the beginning of their careers.
Stony Brook University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dentistry. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the dentistry program earn about $74,680 in their early career salary.
Touro College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in dentistry. Touro is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 77th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 105 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at Touro in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, dentistry degree recipients usually make about $79,577 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
Your choice of dentistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Dentistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
