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Dental Support Services at Rhode Island College

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 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.

RIC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

RIC Dental Support Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental support programs across the country. The following shows how RIC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at RIC 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
	50
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	88
Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	90
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	90
	413
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools	452
Best Dental Support Services Trade Schools	690
Most Popular Dental Support Services Trade Schools	748
Most Focused Dental Support Services Trade Schools	765

Dental Support Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The dental support program at RIC awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Rhode Island College 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	0

RIC 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rhode Island College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	2

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Dental Hygienists	1,270	$74,650
Dental Assistants	880	$43,710
Dental Laboratory Technicians	160	$44,570

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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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