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Basic Certificates in Dental Assisting/Assistant

4,711 Yearly Graduations
92% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 60% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.2% of dental assisting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Dental Assisting Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4,711 students earned their basic certificate in dental assisting. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in dental assisting at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 10,986
Basic Certificate 4,711
Associate Degree 1,524
Bachelor’s Degree 2

Earnings of Dental Assisting Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for dental assisting majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in dental assisting. About 91.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 395
Women 4,316
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The racial-ethnic distribution of dental assisting basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 142
Black or African American 703
Hispanic or Latino 1,850
White 1,254
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 754
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to dental assisting that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 222
Dental Laboratory Technology 89
Dental Services & Allied Professions 22

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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