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 Nebraska Medical Center. 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. UNMC is in the top 10% of the country for dental support. More specifically it was ranked #21 out of 354 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Nebraska.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNMC.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UNMC paid an average of $1,017 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $378 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,340 | $30,510 |
| Fees | $601 | $601 |
Learn more about UNMC 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 UNMC in Dental Support walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. 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 UNMC is $56,484 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $54,567.
UNMC 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 UNMC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in dental support in 2019-2020, 91.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 95.9%.
Around 4.2% of dental support bachelor’s degree recipients at UNMC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 46 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 28 |
| Nursing | 364 |
*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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