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Dental Support Services at Purdue University Fort Wayne

If you plan to study dental support services, take a look at what Purdue University Fort Wayne has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a total student population of 8,093. Of the 94 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2021, 3 of them were dental support services majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

PFW Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

Online Classes Are Available at PFW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, PFW does offer online courses in dental support for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

PFW Dental Support Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental support programs across the country. The following shows how PFW performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Support Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Most Popular Online Dental Support Services Schools 18
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 48
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 64
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 85
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Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools 399
Best Dental Support Services Schools 465
699
Most Popular Dental Support Services Schools 742
Most Focused Dental Support Services Schools 752

Earnings of PFW Dental Support Graduates

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $44,157. This is less than $57,085, which is the national average of all dental support majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Dental Support Student Demographics at PFW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

PFW Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The dental support program at PFW awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental support bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Fort Wayne with a bachelor's in dental support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PFW also has a doctoral program available in dental support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

If you plan to be a dental support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University Fort Wayne. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 3

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Dental Assistants 6,090 $40,790
Dental Hygienists 4,900 $68,000
Dental Laboratory Technicians 670 $38,990

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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