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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for dental support majors, UNC Chapel Hill came in at #10. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNC Chapel Hill.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill paid an average of $1,155 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $237 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,019 | $34,198 |
| Fees | $1,961 | $1,961 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,740 | $11,740 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,836 | $2,836 |
Learn more about UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill took out an average of $17,307 in student loans. That is 21% lower than the national average of $21,892.
The median early career salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill is $54,656 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $54,567.
Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
About 97.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in dental support in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 95.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in dental support at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 60.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 44 |
| Allied Health Professions | 7 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 19 |
| Public Health | 21 |
| Nursing | 187 |
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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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