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2023 Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Alaska

2 Colleges
$48,003 Avg Salary
$20,861 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You

Dental Support Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alaska. With 26 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dental Support Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the dental support associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alaska.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for dental support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Alaska. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in dental support at UAA, 14% are male and 86% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at UAA accumulate an average of around $19,509 in student debt.

Read full report on Dental Support Services at University of Alaska Anchorage

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for dental support services students working on their associate degree. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Full Dental Support Services at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

Best Dental Support Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Dental Support Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 206
California 1,091
Washington 427
Nevada 47
Hawaii 32

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 2 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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