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Dental Support Services at Purdue University Fort Wayne

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a dental support school? To help you decide if Purdue University Fort Wayne is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental support program.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a total student population of 8,093.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

PFW Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

Online Classes Are Available at PFW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? PFW offers distance education options for dental support at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

PFW Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at PFW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Support Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	12
Most Popular Online Dental Support Services Trade Schools	18
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	64
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	85
	86
Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	89
Best Dental Support Services Trade Schools	465
	699
Most Focused Dental Support Services Trade Schools	752

Earnings of PFW Dental Support Graduates

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $44,157. This is less than $57,085, which is the national average of all dental support majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Dental Support Student Demographics at PFW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

PFW Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental support from PFW in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental support bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Fort Wayne with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PFW also has a doctoral program available in dental support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

Dental Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University Fort Wayne. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	3

Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Dental Assistants	6,090	$40,790
Dental Hygienists	4,900	$68,000
Dental Laboratory Technicians	670	$38,990

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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