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Dental Support Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Dental Support Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in dental support from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

SIUC Dental Support Services Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at SIUC 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
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 24
Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 48
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 52
60
Most Popular Dental Support Services Schools 260
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools 317
Most Focused Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools 327
Best Dental Support Services Schools 331
567
Most Focused Dental Support Services Schools 626

How Much Do Dental Support Graduates from SIUC Make?

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $51,974. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $57,085 for all dental support students.

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Dental Support Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of dental support bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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 7
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SIUC 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

Dental Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 35

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Dental Assistants 12,820 $39,370
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Dental Hygienists 9,450 $72,640
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1,160 $41,800

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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