2023 Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Dental Support Services is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 26,399 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, dental support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,442 and had an average of $15,159 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,351 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,434 and $13,963 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 341 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dental support services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dental support services programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dental support services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Dental Support Services Schools
The dental support school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 9 Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s dental support degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, UNM supports 22,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNM offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental support degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
UOHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 3,116 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center, 102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,853. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2020-2021.
NAU also made our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, Northern Arizona University supports 29,566 students, and 1,055 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 622 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,378. During this same period, 56 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northern Arizona University]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 61 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 16,433 students enrolled at Texas Woman’s University, 495 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,466. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Woman’s University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at TWU]](/colleges/texas-womans-university/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental support degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
UTHealth also made our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 5,608 students enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UTHealth Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Health San Antonio did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 150 of the 3,478 students enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio were GI Bill® students, of which 77 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,669. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Health San Antonio Veteran Student Life Report
MSU Texas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying dental support list, MSU Texas has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 5,860 students enrolled at MSU Texas, 318 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 137 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,829. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. MSU Texas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full MSU Texas Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Support for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College also made our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.Of the 11,749 students enrolled at Tyler Junior College, 416 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 173 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,366. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Tyler Junior College Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.