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Undergraduate Certificates in Dental Assisting/Assistant

10,986 Yearly Graduations
93% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 55% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of dental assisting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Dental Assisting Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10,986 students earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for dental assisting majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in dental assisting. About 92.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 806
Women 10,180
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The racial-ethnic distribution of dental assisting undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 292
Black or African American 1,979
Hispanic or Latino 3,344
White 3,424
International Students 53
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,894
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to dental assisting that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Laboratory Technology 83
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 41
Dental Services & Allied Professions 37

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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