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 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for dental support majors, MCPHS University came in at #18. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for MCPHS University.
Part-time undergraduates at MCPHS University paid an average of $1,235 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $33,600 | $33,600 |
| Fees | $1,050 | $1,050 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,294 | $1,294 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,568 | $17,568 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,530 | $3,530 |
Learn more about MCPHS University 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 MCPHS University in Dental Support walked away with an average of $31,000 in student debt. That is 42% higher than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from MCPHS University is $62,343 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $54,567.
Online degrees for the MCPHS 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 MCPHS University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 94.1% of the dental support students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 95.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.1% of the dental support bachelor’s degrees at MCPHS University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 51 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 34 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 11 |
| Allied Health Professions | 91 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 131 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 294 |
*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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