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 Loma Linda University. 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Loma Linda University is in the top 10% of the country for dental support. More specifically it was ranked #25 out of 354 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #7 in California.
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Part-time undergraduates at Loma Linda University paid an average of $675 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $32,400 | $32,400 |
| Fees | $3,600 | $3,600 |
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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 bachelor’s degree at Loma Linda University in Dental Support walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Loma Linda University is $65,610 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $54,567.
Loma Linda University 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 Loma Linda University Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in dental support in 2019-2020 were women.
All of the dental support bachelor’s degree recipients at Loma Linda University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| 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 | 6 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 10 |
| Communication Sciences | 15 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 11 |
| Allied Health Professions | 38 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 8 |
*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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