by our College Data Analytics TeamDental Assisting/Assistant is a concentration offered under the dental support services major at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in dental assisting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at UPR Medical Sciences paid an average of $124 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are 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.
UPR Medical Sciences does not offer an online option for its dental assisting associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPR Medical Sciences Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in dental assisting in 2019-2020, 71.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 93.5%.
Of those students who received an associate degree in dental assisting 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 |
*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.
