Undergraduate Certificates in Dental Support Services
Education Levels of Dental Support Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 11,403 people earned their undergraduate certificate in dental support. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in dental support at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
---|---|
Undergraduate Certificate | 11,403 |
Associate Degree | 7,002 |
Basic Certificate | 4,139 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 2,397 |
Master’s Degree | 95 |
Graduate Certificate | 4 |
Earnings of Dental Support Majors With Undergraduate Certificates
The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in dental support is $24,893. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $22,719 and the high is $28,060.
Student Debt
The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in dental support is $6,687. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $8,077 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $4,980.
The median monthly payment of a dental support graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $80.
Student Diversity
More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in dental support. About 91.2% of graduates with this degree are female.
Gender | Number of Grads |
---|---|
Men | 999 |
Women | 10,404 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of dental support undergraduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
---|---|
Asian | 368 |
Black or African American | 1,882 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3,819 |
White | 2,750 |
International Students | 63 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2,521 |
Dental Support Concentrations
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Dental Assisting/Assistant | 11,241 |
Dental Laboratory Technology | 77 |
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 67 |
Dental Services & Allied Professions | 18 |
Explore Major by State
Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Florida
Idaho
Iowa
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Jersey
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Vermont
West Virginia
Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to dental support that offer undergraduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 42,270 |
Allied Health Services | 41,426 |
Health/Medical Admin Services | 19,806 |
Optometry | 19,806 |
Allied Health Professions | 11,022 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.