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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s 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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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. The bachelor's program at SIUC was ranked #109 on College Factual's Best Schools for dental support list. It is also ranked #4 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for SIUC.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SIUC paid an average of $320 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,591 | $9,591 |
| Fees | $5,466 | $5,466 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,622 | $10,622 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,941 | $2,941 |
Learn more about SIUC 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 SIUC in Dental Support walked away with an average of $26,699 in student debt. That is 22% higher than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SIUC is $49,750 per year. That is 9% lower than the national average of $54,567.
Online degrees for the SIUC 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 SIUC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in dental support in 2019-2020, 97.5% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 95.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.5% of the dental support bachelor’s degrees at SIUC in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 40 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 17 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 92 |
| Allied Health Professions | 61 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 12 |
*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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