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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$4,966 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,003 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 171 degrees and certificates were awarded to dental support services students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for dental support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found State Fair Community College to be the best value school for dental support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at State Fair Community College are $4,680 a year.

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#2

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Saint Louis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,295 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Dental Support majors at Saint Louis Community College take out an average of $11,867 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OTC are $4,924 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at OTC accumulate an average of around $17,826 in student debt.

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $7,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Missouri Southern take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,770.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Missouri Southern is ranked #5 for overall quality for dental support in Missouri.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a great value for dental support services students working on their associate degree. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $6,840 per year.

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#6

Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO

Concorde Career Colleges landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree dental support services programs. Concorde Career Colleges is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from Concorde Career Colleges carry an average student debtload of $27,573. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $402.

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Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 461
Iowa 138
Nebraska 72
Kansas 133
South Dakota 43
North Dakota 22

Dental Support Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Dental Support Focus Areas

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 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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