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Dental Support Services at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you are interested in studying dental support services, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. In 2021, 16 dental support majors received their bachelor's degree from VCU.

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.

VCU Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

VCU Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at VCU 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 VCU 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
27
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 84
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools 426
Most Popular Dental Support Services Schools 523
Most Focused Dental Support Services Schools 751

Earnings of VCU Dental Support Graduates

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $62,142. This is 9% 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 VCU

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

VCU Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental support from VCU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

VCU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 16

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Dental Assistants 8,520 $44,640
Dental Hygienists 5,990 $79,640
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1,020 $52,220

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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