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 Pennsylvania College of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in dental support, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. Penn College was ranked #44 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for dental support majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Penn College.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn College paid an average of $756 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $504 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,120 | $22,680 |
| Fees | $2,490 | $2,490 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,549 | $1,549 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,892 | $11,892 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,468 | $3,468 |
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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 Penn College in Dental Support walked away with an average of $33,000 in student debt. That is 51% higher than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn College is $61,516 per year. That is 13% 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 Penn College. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn College Online Learning page.
About 97.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 95.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in dental support at Penn College in 2019-2020, 11.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 32 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 36 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 25 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 7 |
| Allied Health Professions | 31 |
| Nursing | 69 |
*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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