by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Dental Assisting/Assistant. 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 Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate 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 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UPR Medical Sciences was $124 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,464 | $4,464 |
| Fees | $3,193 | $3,193 |
Learn more about UPR Medical Sciences tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UPR Medical Sciences dental support associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPR Medical Sciences Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% of the dental support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 94.0%.
Of those students who received an associate degree in dental support at UPR Medical Sciences in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| 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 Assisting/Assistant | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dental support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 15 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 10 |
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.
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