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Dental Assisting/Assistant at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you plan to study dental assisting/assistant, take a look at what University of Alaska Anchorage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 students received their associate's degree in dental assisting.

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

UAA Dental Assisting/Assistant Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Dental Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Dental Assisting

UAA Dental Assisting/Assistant Rankings

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Dental Assisting Student Demographics at UAA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental assisting majors at University of Alaska Anchorage.

UAA Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate’s Program

86% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dental assisting associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

UAA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental assisting graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in dental assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

Careers That Dental Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Dental Assistants	1,110	$47,330
Health Specialties Professors	60	$64,880

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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