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2025 Best Dental Support Services Schools in Illinois

12 Colleges in Illinois
618 Dental Support Degrees Awarded
$38,755 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.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of dental support services. 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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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Dental Support Degrees Awarded
$63,080 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in dental support services needs to check out College of Lake County. College of Lake County is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Grayslake. A Best Colleges rank of #504 out of 2,152 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 year we have data available. Those dental support services students who get their degree from College of Lake County receive $24,325 more than the typical dental support graduate.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Dental Support Degrees Awarded
$54,276 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Lewis and Clark Community College if you want to pursue a degree in dental support services. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 57th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 59 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Dental Support Services degree recipients from Lewis and Clark Community College get an earnings boost of approximately $15,521 over the average income of dental support services majors.

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Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In IL
41 Dental Support Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Prairie State College if you want to pursue a degree in dental support services. Located in the large suburb of Chicago Heights, Prairie State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 66th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 41 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Prairie State College in the most recent data year.

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College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL

Any student pursuing a degree in dental support services needs to look into College of DuPage. COD is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn. A Best Colleges rank of #731 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means COD is a great college overall.

There were approximately 24 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at COD in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$53,559 Median Starting Salary

SIUC is a large public university located in the town of Carbondale. A Best Colleges rank of #907 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 26 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Those dental support services students who get their degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale receive $14,804 more than the standard dental support graduate.

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Harper College is a large public college located in the suburb of Palatine. A Best Colleges rank of #640 out of 2,152 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 year we have data available. Dental Support Services degree recipients from William Rainey Harper College get an earnings boost of about $18,012 over the average income of dental support services majors.

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Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$51,566 Median Starting Salary

Carl Sandburg College is a small public college located in the town of Galesburg. This college ranks 63rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 26 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Carl Sandburg College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the dental support services program at Carl Sandburg College get $12,811 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
$47,133 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Champaign, Parkland College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 56th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 36 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Parkland College in the most recent data year. Dental Support Services degree recipients from Parkland College earn a boost of about $8,378 above the average earnings of dental support services majors.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 50th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

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

More information about a degree in dental support services from City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College

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Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$58,853 Median Starting Salary

Located in the rural area of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 76th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 22 dental support services students who graduated with this degree at Lake Land College in the most recent year we have data available. Dental Support Services degree recipients from Lake Land College get an earnings boost of around $20,098 over the typical earnings of dental support services majors.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 391
Ohio 314 300
Indiana 294 221
Wisconsin 273 163

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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

Major Annual Graduates
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 320
Dental Assisting/Assistant 278
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions 20

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Majors Similar to Dental Support

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 20,676
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 7,060
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4,994
Allied Health Professions 3,459
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 2,811
Medicine 1,423
Public Health 1,317
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 1,063
Communication Sciences 945
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 824

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