by our College Data Analytics TeamDental Support Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Minnesota State Community and Technical College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in dental support, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at M State was $166 per credit hour 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 | $4,965 | $4,965 |
| Fees | $595 | $595 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,960 | $1,960 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $6,724 | $6,724 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,800 | $2,800 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Dental Support students who received their associate degree at M State took out an average of $16,750 in student loans. That is 5% lower than the national average of $17,555.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their associate degree from M State is $33,993 per year. That is 23% lower than the national average of $44,256.
Online degrees for the M State dental support associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the M State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 97.3% of the dental support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental support at M State in 2019-2020, 13.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 32 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Assisting/Assistant | 18 |
| 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 | 34 |
| Allied Health Professions | 37 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 6 |
| Nursing | 68 |
*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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