by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 26,399 people earned their degree in dental support services, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States. 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 Pennsylvania, there were 698 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,910 and $16,867 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania” 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree dental support students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
Full Pennsylvania College of Technology Dental Support Services Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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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