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Dental Support Services at Virginia Commonwealth University

Dental Support Services at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you plan to study dental support services, take a look at what Virginia Commonwealth University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.

VCU Dental Support Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support

VCU Dental Support Services Rankings

The dental support major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental support bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at VCU 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in dental support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 16

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Dental Assistants 8,520 $44,640
Dental Hygienists 5,990 $79,640
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1,020 $52,220

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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