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Dental Support Services at Northern Arizona University

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every dental support services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental support program at Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year.

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.

NAU Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

NAU Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at NAU 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 NAU 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 Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	12
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
	41
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	49
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	61
Most Popular Dental Support Services Trade Schools	125
Best Dental Support Services Trade Schools	308
	340
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools	351
Most Focused Dental Support Services Trade Schools	677

Earnings of NAU Dental Support Graduates

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $57,623. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $57,085 for all dental support bachelor's degree recipients.

Dental Support Student Demographics at NAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Northern Arizona University.

NAU Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

95% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental support from NAU. About 95% of these graduates were women and the other 5% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NAU 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

If you plan to be a dental support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	57

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Dental Assistants	6,850	$40,680
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$133,640
Dental Hygienists	3,200	$85,890
Dental Laboratory Technicians	470	$45,240

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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