by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” 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 Washington, there were 813 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,475 and $17,105 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 227 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kirkland, Washington, this small public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Washington Institute of Technology Dental Support Services Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Vancouver, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom landed the #3 spot on the list. Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a public institution located in Lakewood, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Support Services at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Yakima Valley College landed the #5 spot on the list. Yakima Valley College is a small public school situated in Yakima, Washington. It awarded 21 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at Yakima Valley College
Columbia Basin College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. CBC is a medium-sized public school situated in Pasco, Washington. It awarded 17 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Support Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 0 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Read full report on Dental Support Services at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
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