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 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in dental support, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. UAMS is in the top 10% of the country for dental support. More specifically it was ranked #24 out of 354 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Arkansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UAMS.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UAMS paid an average of $602 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $280 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,708 | $14,448 |
| Fees | $1,528 | $1,528 |
Learn more about UAMS 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 UAMS took out an average of $23,750 in student loans. That is 8% higher than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UAMS is $53,108 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $54,567.
UAMS 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 UAMS Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.8% of the dental support students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 95.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the dental support bachelor’s degrees at UAMS in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Dental Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Allied Health Professions | 43 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 36 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 2 |
| Nursing | 131 |
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*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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