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Dental Support Services at Allegany College of Maryland

What traits are you looking for in a school for Dental Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Allegany College of Maryland. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Allegany College of Maryland is in Cumberland, MD.

During the most recent reporting year, 14 dental support services degrees were awarded at Allegany College of Maryland.

Online & Distance Learning at Allegany College of Maryland

Distance learning is available at Allegany College of Maryland. Among 2,762 students, 927 (34%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 711 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Dental Support Services Rankings at Allegany College of Maryland

Use these rankings to compare Allegany College of Maryland’s Dental Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Maryland	#4 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Maryland	#5 of 8
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#20 of 53
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#29 of 54
Best Value	Nationwide	#269 of 606
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#357 of 599

Earnings for Dental Support Services Graduates from Allegany College of Maryland

Graduates of Allegany College of Maryland’s Dental Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$54,321
2 years	$51,482
3 years	$52,643
4 years	$54,353
5 years	$54,606

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Dental Support Services graduates from Allegany College of Maryland take home a median $54,353, compared with $45,587 for all Allegany College of Maryland graduates — about 19% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Dental Support Services graduates at Allegany College of Maryland, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Dental Support Services graduates at Allegany College of Maryland are 100% women (14) and 0% men (0).

Dental Support Services Associate’s Program at Allegany College of Maryland

Of the 14 associate’s dental support services graduates at Allegany College of Maryland, 100% were women (14) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Allegany College of Maryland.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of Dental Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Allegany College of Maryland, lower than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Dental Support Services Concentrations at Allegany College of Maryland

This Dental Support Services program at Allegany College of Maryland includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	14

Best-Paid Careers for Dental Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Dental Support Services program at Allegany College of Maryland pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Dental Support Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Dental Hygienists	$101,356
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663
Dental Assistants	$25,445
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$25,417

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.