by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Dental Support Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Augusta University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in dental support, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Augusta University was ranked #156 on College Factual's Best Schools for dental support list. It is also ranked #5 in Georgia.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Augusta University paid an average of $742 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $230 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,892 | $22,270 |
| Fees | $2,130 | $2,130 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,884 | $10,884 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,544 | $4,544 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Dental Support students who received their bachelor’s degree at Augusta University took out an average of $20,539 in student loans. That is 6% lower than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Augusta University is $51,652 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $54,567.
Online degrees for the Augusta University dental support bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Augusta University Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in dental support in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Augusta University in dental support at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 49 |
| Allied Health Professions | 30 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 14 |
| Nursing | 181 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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