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Dental Support Services at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,863 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2021, 31 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.

UMKC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMKC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UMKC does offer online education options in dental support for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

UMKC Dental Support Services Rankings

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

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 UMKC 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
Best Dental Support Services Master’s Degree Schools 8
42

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in dental support from UMKC. This makes it the #11 most popular school for dental support master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Dental Support Graduates from UMKC Make?

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMKC is $57,763. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $57,085 for all dental support bachelor's degree recipients.

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Dental Support Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The dental support program at UMKC awarded 31 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at UMKC 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 University of Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in dental support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UMKC Dental Support Services Master’s Program

100% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in dental support from UMKC. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Of the students who received a dental support master's degree from UMKC, 100% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in dental support.

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

UMKC 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Dental Assistants 5,300 $38,350
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840
Dental Hygienists 3,960 $68,820
Dental Laboratory Technicians 730 $40,850

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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