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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 6,847 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,177 and $14,638 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 585 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in dental support services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in dental support services.
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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 the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region. West Liberty, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental support degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at West Liberty University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region. 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 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clayton State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region list. Clayton State University is a medium-sized school located in Morrow, Georgia that handed out 55 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Clayton State University Dental Support Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Athens, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental support degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Georgia Highlands College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Highlands College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rome, Georgia. It awarded 27 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at Georgia Highlands College
Augusta University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental support degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is a small public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 28 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Dental Support Services Report
University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisiana at Monroe is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s dental support degrees to qualified students.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region list. UAFS is a public institution located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Dental Support Services Report
East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental support degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
St Petersburg College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region list. SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s dental support degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at St Petersburg College
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 30 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Louisville Dental Support Services Report
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental support degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #16, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s dental support degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental support degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental support degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Support Services at Old Dominion University
South College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Hodges University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Support Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Naples, Florida, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
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