2026 Best Value Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region
[Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools](/majors/health-care-professions/dental-support-services/dental-assisting-assistant/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for dental assisting/assistant schools students.
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2026 Best Value Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the dental assisting/assistant schools degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools Schools
For return on investment in dental assisting/assistant schools, no school beat National University College Bayamon this year. Set in the city of Bayamon, National University College Bayamon is a very large private for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,723, compared with $13,886 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for dental assisting/assistant schools graduates is $6,418. Early-career dental assisting/assistant schools graduates make about $12,182. That is a strong return on a $6,418 median debt.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Huertas Junior College earned it the #2 place for dental assisting/assistant schools. Set in the city of Caguas, Huertas Junior College is a small private for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $8,750. Typical student debt for dental assisting/assistant schools graduates is $5,960. Dental Assisting/assistant Schools graduates of Huertas Junior College earn a median of $18,154 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $5,960 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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