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Dental Assisting/Assistant at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953.

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

UAA Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

UAA Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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.

Dental Assisting Student Demographics at UAA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at University of Alaska Anchorage.

UAA Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

86% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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UAA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in dental assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Dental Assistants 1,110 $47,330
Health Specialties Professors 60 $64,880

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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