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2026 Best Value Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region

[Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools](/majors/health-care-professions/dental-support-services/dental-assisting-assistant/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for dental assisting/assistant schools students.

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• Best Value Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region

2026 Best Value Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the dental assisting/assistant schools degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools Schools

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National University College Bayamon
Bayamon, PR

$12,723 In-State Tuition & Fees

$6,418 Avg Student Debt

$24,785 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in dental assisting/assistant schools, no school beat National University College Bayamon this year. Set in the city of Bayamon, National University College Bayamon is a very large private for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,723, compared with $13,886 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for dental assisting/assistant schools graduates is $6,418. Early-career dental assisting/assistant schools graduates make about $12,182. That is a strong return on a $6,418 median debt.

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Huertas Junior College
Caguas, PR

$8,750 In-State Tuition & Fees

$5,960 Avg Student Debt

$22,927 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Huertas Junior College earned it the #2 place for dental assisting/assistant schools. Set in the city of Caguas, Huertas Junior College is a small private for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $8,750. Typical student debt for dental assisting/assistant schools graduates is $5,960. Dental Assisting/assistant Schools graduates of Huertas Junior College earn a median of $18,154 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $5,960 median debt.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.