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Undergraduate Certificate in Dental Assisting/Assistant

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Undergraduate Certificates in Dental Assisting/Assistant

11,241 Yearly Graduations
91% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 57% of recent graduates 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 most recent year for which data is available, 11,241 people 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 11,241
Basic Certificate 3,716
Associate Degree 1,383

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 91.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 960
Women 10,281
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The racial-ethnic distribution of dental assisting undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 354
Black or African American 1,873
Hispanic or Latino 3,736
White 2,704
International Students 61
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,513
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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 77
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 67
Dental Services & Allied Professions 18

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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