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Dental Support Services at Indiana University - Northwest

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Dental Support Services at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,801 students attend the school each year. Of the 551 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University - Northwest in 2021, 22 of them were dental support services majors.

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.

IU Northwest Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Dental Support (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

IU Northwest Dental Support Services Rankings

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

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 IU Northwest 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 Schools 15
83
Most Focused Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools 316
Most Focused Dental Support Services Schools 330
Most Popular Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools 353
Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools 394
416
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools 440
687

Earnings of IU Northwest Dental Support Graduates

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Northwest is $44,834. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $57,085 for all dental support students.

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Dental Support Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Dental Support Services from IU Northwest in 2020-2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at IU Northwest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in dental support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

IU Northwest also has a doctoral program available in dental support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Dental Assistants 6,090 $40,790
Dental Hygienists 4,900 $68,000
Dental Laboratory Technicians 670 $38,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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