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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 698 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,910 and $16,867 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 357 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dental support services. To top this list, a school must have a successful dental support services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fortis Institute - Scranton. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. Fortis Institute - Scranton is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 51 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fortis Institute - Scranton Dental Support Services Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 49 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 33 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at Pennsylvania College of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 30 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Support Services at Northampton Community College
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 28 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Support Services at Community College of Philadelphia
Harcum College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 27 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Montgomery County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 26 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Westmoreland County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Westmoreland College is a small school located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Support Services at Harrisburg Area Community College
With a ranking of #9, Berks Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Support Services at Berks Technical Institute
With a ranking of #11, Manor College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Jenkintown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s dental support degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at Manor College
Luzerne County Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 18 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at Luzerne County Community College
Commonwealth Technical Institute came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at Commonwealth Technical Institute
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Willow Street, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental support degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Support Services at Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
With a ranking of #14, All-State Career School - Lester did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This small school is located in Lester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 61 associates’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at All-State Career School - Lester
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