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 Missouri - Kansas City. 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 UMKC was ranked #84 on College Factual's Best Schools for dental support list. It is also ranked #1 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMKC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMKC paid an average of $843 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $307 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,198 | $25,299 |
| Fees | $1,587 | $1,587 |
| Books and Supplies | $770 | $770 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,748 | $11,748 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,556 | $3,556 |
Learn more about UMKC tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Dental Support students who received their bachelor’s degree at UMKC took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 23% higher than the national average of $21,892.
dental support who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMKC make an average of $58,152 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $54,567.
UMKC 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 UMKC Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in dental support in 2019-2020 were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.8% of the dental support bachelor’s degrees at UMKC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 96 |
| Nursing | 95 |
View All Dental Support Services Related Majors >
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
