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 Indiana University - Northwest. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in dental support, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 IU Northwest was ranked #246 on College Factual's Best Schools for dental support list. It is also ranked #5 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for IU Northwest.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at IU Northwest was $664 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $236 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,067 | $19,926 |
| Fees | $648 | $648 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
Learn more about IU Northwest tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at IU Northwest in Dental Support walked away with an average of $29,331 in student debt. That is 34% higher than the national average of $21,892.
dental support who receive their bachelor’s degree from IU Northwest make an average of $47,686 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $54,567.
IU Northwest does not offer an online option for its dental support bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the IU Northwest Online Learning page.
Women made up around 94.7% of the dental support students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 95.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in dental support at IU Northwest in 2019-2020, 21.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| 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 | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 |
| Allied Health Professions | 22 |
| Public Health | 26 |
| Nursing | 71 |
*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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