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 Oregon Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in dental support, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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. OIT is in the top 10% of the country for dental support. More specifically it was ranked #31 out of 354 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Oregon.
Here are some of the other rankings for OIT.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at OIT paid an average of $652 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $205 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,212 | $29,322 |
| Fees | $2,057 | $2,057 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,225 | $1,225 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,936 | $9,936 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,301 | $3,301 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at OIT in Dental Support walked away with an average of $30,966 in student debt. That is 41% higher than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from OIT is $63,898 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $54,567.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the dental support bachelor’s degree program at OIT. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the OIT Online Learning page.
About 98.3% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 95.9%.
Around 20.0% of dental support bachelor’s degree recipients at OIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 45 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 60 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 10 |
| Allied Health Professions | 204 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 42 |
| Public Health | 3 |
*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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