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Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$7,157 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 26,024 dental support services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for dental support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the dental support undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Our analysis found Tyler Junior College to be the best value school for dental support services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a great value for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

UNM Gallup undergraduate students pay an average of $5,422 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in the Southwest Region . Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Houston Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in the Southwest Region . Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is a great value for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, UNM Taos is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Taos are $5,004 per year.

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El Paso Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,314 in tuition and fees each year.

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Santa Fe Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

SFCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Grayson College

Denison, TX

Grayson College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $5,692 per year.

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#9

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dental support services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMC are $5,990 a year.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dental support services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $5,880 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best dental support services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 853
Texas 1,931
Oklahoma 316
New Mexico 245

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, dental support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dental Support Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 17,068
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 8,524
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 323
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions 109

Majors Similar to Dental Support

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 42 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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