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Dental Support Services at Northern Arizona University

What traits are you looking for in a dental support school? To help you decide if Northern Arizona University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental support program.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. In 2021, 57 dental support majors received their bachelor's degree from NAU.

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.

NAU Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

NAU Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at NAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at NAU 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 Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
41
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61
Most Popular Dental Support Services Schools 126
Best Dental Support Services Schools 308
341
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools 352
Most Focused Dental Support Services Schools 678

How Much Do Dental Support Graduates from NAU Make?

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $57,623. This is 1% higher than $57,085, which is the national average for all dental support bachelor's degree recipients.

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Dental Support Student Demographics at NAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Northern Arizona University.

NAU Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The dental support program at NAU awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in dental support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

NAU 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 Northern Arizona University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 57

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Dental Assistants 6,850 $40,680
Health Specialties Professors 3,660 $133,640
Dental Hygienists 3,200 $85,890
Dental Laboratory Technicians 470 $45,240

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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