by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Louisiana” ranking.
Dental Support Services is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 26,399 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, dental support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,442 and had an average of $15,159 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 425 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,586 and $9,521 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,648 and $22,451 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in dental support services. That schools that top this list have a program in dental support services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Louisiana”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University at Shreveport landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 21 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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