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 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. UTHSC is in the top 10% of the country for dental support. More specifically it was ranked #34 out of 354 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for UTHSC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UTHSC paid an average of $896 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $392 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,390 | $21,474 |
| Fees | $1,499 | $1,579 |
Learn more about UTHSC 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. Dental Support students who received their bachelor’s degree at UTHSC took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 14% higher than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UTHSC is $44,356 per year. That is 19% lower than the national average of $54,567.
UTHSC does not offer an online option for its dental support bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTHSC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in dental support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in dental support at UTHSC in 2019-2020, 4.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 78 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 10 |
| Nursing | 70 |
*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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