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2024 Best Dental Support Services Schools in Illinois

11 Colleges in Illinois
618 Dental Support Degrees Awarded
$41,836 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in dental support services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #82 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for dental support services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 618 degrees in dental support services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Dental Support Services School

Best Dental Support Services Schools in Illinois Your choice of dental support services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dental support services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Dental Support Services Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Dental Support
Bachelor's Degrees in Dental Support

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dental Support Services Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Dental Support Services in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dental support degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Illinois Schools in Dental Support

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Fox College
Tinley Park, IL
$53,340 Median Starting Salary
$19,473 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Fox College if you want to pursue a degree in dental support services. Located in the large suburb of Tinley Park, Fox College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Those dental support services students who get their degree from Fox College earn $11,504 more than the typical dental support grad.

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Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Dental Support Degrees Awarded
87.8% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Prairie State College if you want to pursue a degree in dental support services. Located in the suburb of Chicago Heights, Prairie State College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1136 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Prairie State College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 41 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Prairie State College in the most recent data year. Those dental support services students who get their degree from Prairie State College make $6,578 more than the typical dental support student.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$51,974 Median Starting Salary
$21,500 Median Student Debt

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great option for students pursuing a degree in dental support services. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #545 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Dental Support Services degree recipients from Southern Illinois University Carbondale receive an earnings boost of around $10,138 over the typical earnings of dental support services graduates.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Dental Support Degrees Awarded
$55,123 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in dental support services needs to check out College of Lake County. College of Lake County is a large public college located in the large suburb of Grayslake. A Best Colleges rank of #247 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means College of Lake County is a great college overall.

There were approximately 39 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at College of Lake County in the most recent data year. Dental Support Services degree recipients from College of Lake County get an earnings boost of around $13,287 over the typical earnings of dental support services graduates.

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Any student pursuing a degree in dental support services needs to check out William Rainey Harper College. Harper College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Palatine. A Best Colleges rank of #512 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harper College is a great college overall.

There were about 27 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Harper College in the most recent data year. Dental Support Services degree recipients from William Rainey Harper College receive an earnings boost of about $19,222 over the typical income of dental support services majors.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Dental Support Degrees Awarded
$44,685 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 68th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 59 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark Community College in the most recent data year. Dental Support Services degree recipients from Lewis and Clark Community College earn a boost of about $2,849 over the average income of dental support services graduates.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$42,721 Median Starting Salary
$6,587 Median Student Debt

Located in the rural area of Galesburg, Carl Sandburg College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 60th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 26 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Carl Sandburg College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the dental support program state that they receive average early career earnings of $42,721.

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Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rock Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 58th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 30 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Rock Valley College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the dental support services degree program at Rock Valley College make $11,766 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Parkland College
Champaign, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Dental Support Degrees Awarded
$44,336 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Champaign, Parkland College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 65th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 36 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Parkland College in the most recent data year. Those dental support services students who get their degree from Parkland College earn $2,500 more than the standard dental support graduate.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1257 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Malcolm X College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 25 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Malcolm X College in the most recent data year.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Dental Support Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Michigan322391
Ohio314300
Indiana294221
Wisconsin273163

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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Dental Support Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dental Support Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist320
Dental Assisting/Assistant278
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions20

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Majors Similar to Dental Support

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Nursing20,676
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants7,060
Health & Medical Administrative Services4,994
Allied Health Professions3,459
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services2,811
Medicine1,423
Public Health1,317
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions1,063
Communication Sciences945
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science824

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