Ranked #21 in popularity, dental support services is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 35 associate degrees in dental support services to qualified students.
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Early-Career Earnings
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on dental support services students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of dental support services students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt dental support services students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dental support services related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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It is hard to beat Rose State College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in dental support services. Located in the large suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Associate recipients from the dental support services program at Rose State College make $3,602 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It's difficult to beat Tulsa Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in dental support services. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Associate graduates who receive their degree from the dental support program earn an average of $63,224 in the first couple years of working.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest of our data about colleges.
