2024 Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #81 in popularity, dental assisting/assistant is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for dental assisting/assistant students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 associate degrees in dental assisting/assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on dental assisting/assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of dental assisting/assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dental assisting/assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dental assisting/assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Dental Assisting/Assistant in Mississippi

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant.

Top Mississippi Schools for an Associate in Dental Assisting

1

Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant needs to look into Pearl River Community College. Located in the remote area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Pearl River Community College

2

Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Hinds Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in dental assisting/assistant. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in dental assisting/assistant from Hinds Community College

Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	232	22
North Carolina	231	28
Georgia	217	42
West Virginia	180	26
Tennessee	170	38
Virginia	158	74
Alabama	109	54

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Dental Assisting/Assistant Related Rankings by Major

Dental Assisting/Assistant is one of 3 different types of Dental Support Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Dental Assisting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	65

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.