2026 Best Orthodontics/Orthodontology Schools in the Southeast Region
Orthodontics/Orthodontology programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for orthodontics/orthodontology students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Orthodontics/Orthodontology in the Southeast Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the orthodontics/orthodontology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Orthodontics/Orthodontology
Leading the list is Jacksonville University, our #1 school for orthodontics/orthodontology. Jacksonville University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville. About 51% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 32 orthodontics/orthodontology students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, orthodontics/orthodontology degree recipients from Jacksonville University generally make around $231,815. Typical student debt for the program is $25,619.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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