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Undergraduate Certificates in Dental Support Services

11,147 Yearly Graduations
$22,957 Median Salary
$9,500 Median Debt
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 56% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of dental support graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Dental Support Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11,147 students 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 11,147
Associate Degree 7,282
Basic Certificate 5,044
Bachelor’s Degree 2,804
Master’s Degree 121
Graduate Certificate 1

Earnings of Dental Support Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in dental support is $22,957. 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. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $21,238 to a high of $25,850.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in dental support is $9,500. 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, $10,556 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $9,245.

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The median monthly payment of a dental support graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $60.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in dental support. About 92.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 848
Women 10,299
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The racial-ethnic distribution of dental support undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 311
Black or African American 1,999
Hispanic or Latino 3,414
White 3,464
International Students 56
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,903
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Dental Support Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Assisting/Assistant 10,986
Dental Laboratory Technology 83
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 41
Dental Services & Allied Professions 37

Below are some popular majors that are similar to dental support that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Services 44,973
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 43,520
Health/Medical Admin Services 19,645
Allied Health Professions 11,543
Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 3,268

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.

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