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 Missouri Southern State University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Missouri Southern paid an average of $497 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $249 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,462 | $14,924 |
| Books and Supplies | $902 | $902 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,209 | $7,209 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,389 | $3,389 |
Learn more about Missouri Southern 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. Dental Support students who received their associate degree at Missouri Southern took out an average of $20,500 in student loans. That is 17% higher than the national average of $17,555.
Online degrees for the Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern Online Learning page.
About 90.0% of the students who received their Associate in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in dental support at Missouri Southern in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| 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 | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 31 |
View All Dental Support Services Related Majors >
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
