Dental Support Services at University of Bridgeport

If you are interested in studying dental support services, you may want to check out the program at University of Bridgeport. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and approximately 4,155 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 43 students received their associate's degree in dental support.

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.

UBridgeport Dental Support Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Dental Support
• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

UBridgeport Dental Support Services Rankings

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

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 UBridgeport 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 Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	13
Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	20
	28
Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	39
Most Popular Dental Support Services Trade Schools	42
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	74
Most Focused Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	75
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
	86
	211
Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	213
Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools	278
Most Focused Dental Support Services Trade Schools	282
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools	451
Best Dental Support Services Trade Schools	545

Earnings of UBridgeport Dental Support Graduates

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at UBridgeport is $62,863. This is 10% higher than $57,085, which is the national average for all dental support bachelor's degree recipients.

Dental Support Student Demographics at UBridgeport

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

UBridgeport Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

UBridgeport does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 7% 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 Bridgeport with a associate's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UBridgeport Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dental support from UBridgeport. About 9% were men and 91% were women. The typical dental support bachelor's degree program is made up of only 7% men. So male students are more repesented at UBridgeport since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 University of Bridgeport with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UBridgeport 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 University of Bridgeport. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	90

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 CT, the home state for University of Bridgeport.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Dental Hygienists	3,990	$83,630
Dental Assistants	3,960	$44,520
Dental Laboratory Technicians	210	$49,880

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
• Image Credit: By User:Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.