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 Ferris State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in dental support, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Ferris paid an average of $456 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,768 | $12,768 |
| Books and Supplies | $816 | $816 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,036 | $10,036 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,035 | $2,035 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at Ferris in Dental Support walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 42% higher than the national average of $17,555.
dental support who receive their associate degree from Ferris make an average of $42,235 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $44,256.
Ferris does not offer an online option for its dental support associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ferris Online Learning page.
About 97.4% of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental support at Ferris in 2019-2020, 10.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 35 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 39 |
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*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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