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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$6,973 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,891 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dental support services was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 26,399 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the dental support undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Our analysis found Tyler Junior College to be the best value school for dental support services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Tyler Junior College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,381.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a great value for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Gallup are $4,708 per year.

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#3

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year. On average, dental support graduates from Amarillo College take out $7,538 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Houston Community College also did well on our Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is a great value for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, UNM Taos is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Taos are $4,752 per year.

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El Paso Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate dental support services programs. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $5,314 per year.

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Santa Fe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dental support services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

SFCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Grayson College

Denison, TX

With a ranking of #8, Grayson College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grayson College are $5,482 a year.

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#9

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

With a ranking of #9, Del Mar College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMC are $5,930 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,664 a year.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 625
Arizona 244
Oklahoma 67
New Mexico 97

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 42 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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