Dental Support Services at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every dental support services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental support program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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.

UNM Dental Support Services Degrees Available

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

UNM Dental Support Services Rankings

The dental support major at UNM 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 UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

91% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of dental support bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women. The typical dental support bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNM Dental Support Services Master’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

The following dental support concentations are available at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	61

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Dental Assistants	2,670	$34,870
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Dental Hygienists	1,040	$75,860
Dental Laboratory Technicians	130	$38,390

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
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