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2022 Best Value Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
2,402 Degrees Awarded
$7,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Dental Assisting/Assistant is the 327th most popular major in the country with 14,442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,402 dental assisting/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dental assisting/assistant. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dental assisting/assistant programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dental assisting/assistant program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Dental Assisting/Assistant (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Grayson College

Denison, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grayson College landed the #1 spot on the list. Grayson College is located in Denison, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.

Grayson College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grayson College is $7,336 for Southwest Region Dental Assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 ’s dental assisting degrees to qualified students.

El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,609 for Southwest Region Dental Assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. DMC is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DMC also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $5,957 for Southwest Region Dental Assisting students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Del Mar College.

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#4

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rose State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rose State College is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 9 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

RSC also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend RSC is $8,276 for Southwest Region Dental Assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dental assisting degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $6,189 for Southwest Region Dental Assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 23 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFCC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,310 for southwest region dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SFCC.

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#7

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona

Rio Salado College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 ’s dental assisting degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $8,482 for southwest region dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Assisting Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Phoenix College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College also made our “Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,867 for southwest region dental assisting students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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