Dental Support Services at University of Maryland - Baltimore

What traits are you looking for in a dental support school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - Baltimore is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental support program.

UMB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 7,137 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.

UMB Dental Support Services Degrees Available

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

UMB Dental Support Services Rankings

The dental support major at UMB 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.

Dental Support Student Demographics at UMB

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

UMB Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of dental support bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Maryland - Baltimore with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMB Dental Support Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental support master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a dental support master's degree from UMB, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore with a master's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 University of Maryland - Baltimore. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	14

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Dental Assistants	6,020	$42,080
Dental Hygienists	3,670	$85,240
Dental Laboratory Technicians	300	$39,180

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 Acroterion under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.