Orthodontics Orthodontology

A program that focuses on the advanced study of the guidance of growing dental structures and the correction of misalignments, disproportionate growth, and traumas caused by genetics, disease, injuries, and dysfunctional behaviors. Includes instruction in craniofacial growth and development, malocclusion, design and fabrication of orthodontic appliances, craniofacial alignment, physiological function and analysis, cephalometrics, model analysis, space analysis, surgical orthodontics, cleft lip and palate, and treatment planning and management.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 38 institutions across the United States, with a total of 900 degrees awarded annually.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

24

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

127

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

149

degrees awarded

Other Awards

600

awards given

Top Schools for Orthodontics Orthodontology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
90
2 University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
51
3 Boston University
Boston, MA
48
4 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
42
5 Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
39
6 Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
36
7 Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
36
8 University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
36
9 Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, NV
30
10 Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
30
11 Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
27
12 Tufts University
Medford, MA
24
13 University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
24
14 University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
24
15 Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
24
16 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
24
17 Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
24
18 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
21
19 Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
18
20 University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
18
21 Howard University
Washington, DC
18
22 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
18
23 University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
18
24 University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
18
25 Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
18
26 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
15
27 Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
15
28 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
15
29 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
15
30 A T Still University of Health Sciences
Kirksville, MO
15
31 University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences
San Juan, PR
12
32 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
12
33 University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
12
34 University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
9
35 University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
9
36 Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
9
37 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Rochester, MN
3
38 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
3