2024 Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on majoring in dental assisting/assistant, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #330 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in the New England Region to review for the 2024 Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the New England Region ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools List

Pick Your Dental Assisting/Assistant Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Dental Assisting/Assistant in the New England Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dental assisting degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New England Region Schools in Dental Assisting

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University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maine at Augusta is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dental assisting/assistant. Located in the town of Augusta, UMA is a public university with a small student population.More information about a degree in dental assisting/assistant from University of Maine at Augusta

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Middlesex Community College
Bedford, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

86.2% Growth in Graduates

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

Best Dental Assisting/Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best dental assisting/assistant colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	8
Maine	396	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dental Assisting

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

Majors Similar to Dental Assisting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	634
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	7
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions	2

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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.