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 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in dental support, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. LSU Health - New Orleans is in the top 10% of the country for dental support. More specifically it was ranked #35 out of 354 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Louisiana.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at LSU Health - New Orleans was $986 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $562 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,020 | $15,495 |
| Fees | $3,356 | $3,356 |
Learn more about LSU Health - New Orleans tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at LSU Health - New Orleans in Dental Support walked away with an average of $22,549 in student debt. That is 3% higher than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from LSU Health - New Orleans is $58,286 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $54,567.
Online degrees for the LSU Health - New Orleans 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 LSU Health - New Orleans Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in dental support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 8.1% of the dental support bachelor’s degrees at LSU Health - New Orleans in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| 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 | 37 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 10 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 25 |
| Nursing | 259 |
*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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