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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$5,604 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,003 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You

Dental Support Services is the #13 most popular major in Massachusetts with 333 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for dental support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for dental support majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Dental Support Services

#1

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Cape Cod Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of West Barnstable, Cape Cod Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cape Cod Community College are $5,352 a year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Cape Cod Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,725.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Middlesex Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Massachusetts. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middlesex Community College are $6,048 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from Middlesex Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,643.

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#3

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

The excellent associate degree programs at Bristol Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $5,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Dental Support majors at Bristol take out an average of $15,905 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. STCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at STCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,491.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public college with a small student population.

MWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,668 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MWCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Quinsigamond Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree dental support services programs. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Quinsigamond Community College are $5,830 a year. On average, dental support graduates from Quinsigamond Community College take out $31,500 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Regis College

Weston, MA

With a ranking of #7, Regis College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Weston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Regis College are $44,809 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from Regis College carry an average student debtload of $23,028.

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Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 198
New Hampshire 0
Maine 77
Vermont 17
Rhode Island 25

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dental support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dental Support Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 17,223
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 8,807
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 287
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions 82

Majors Similar to Dental Support

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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