Dental schools in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 3 DDS/DMD dental schools in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory: Harvard School of Dental Medicine, BU Goldman School of Dental Medicine, and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Compare each one's GPA figures, in-state preference rating, and interview format below, then see how residency is treated.
Studying dentistry in Massachusetts
About Massachusetts: Pop. ~7.0M; greater Boston metro (~4.9M) is the dominant medical hub. Home to the Longwood Medical Area — one of the highest concentrations of academic medical centers globally.
In-state preference: Harvard, Tufts and Boston University are private schools that admit nationally. UMass Chan Medical School, the state's public medical school, gives preference to Massachusetts residents.
Major health systems in Massachusetts
- Mass General Brigham
- Beth Israel Lahey Health
- Boston Medical Center
- Tufts Medicine
- UMass Memorial Health
Dental schools in Massachusetts
3 dental schools in Massachusetts for 2027 entry. Click any program for its full how-to-get-in guide.
- GPA
- 3.85
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.66
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.65
- unconfirmed
GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Massachusetts
None of the 3 dental programs in Massachusetts in our catalog is rated as strongly or moderately favoring residents. None of these programs has admissions figures we have confirmed on the school's own pages yet, so the table shows the in-state rating and verification status only. Each program's profile has more detail.
| Program | In-state preference | Data check |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard School of Dental Medicine | None recorded | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
| BU Goldman School of Dental Medicine | None recorded | Checked against the school's own page, August 14, 2026 |
| Tufts University School of Dental Medicine | None recorded | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
The in-state preference column is NextGen MedPrep's rating from each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not a school policy, except where a row says “published policy”. A dash means the school has not published that figure in a form we could confirm. Sources for every confirmed figure are linked on the program's profile.
Nearby: other Northeast states with dental schools
States in the same US Census region (Northeast), with the number of dental schools in each.
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