Dental Support Services and Allied Professions at Houston Community College

Houston, TX · Associate's Degree · about 12 graduates a year

$56,005
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$78,980
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$61,982
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#33 of 237
Rank by pay
#17 of 237
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Houston Community College graduates in dental support services and allied professions earn 27% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Houston Community College Compares for Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

All 237 colleges reporting dental support services and allied professions earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Chabot College Hayward, CA$107,583$97,893#1$85,175
2Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA$106,288$97,762#2$78,372
3Fortis Institute-Wayne Wayne, NJ$93,127$81,736#11$70,276
4Fortis College-Landover Landover, MD$93,127$81,730#12$70,276
5Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$91,137$82,989#10$70,727
6Community College of Denver Denver, CO$90,193$84,348#9$76,712
7Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA$87,550$79,665#22$72,160
8Cerritos College Norwalk, CA$87,282$79,421#24—
9Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ$87,092$89,488#5$71,216
10Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA$87,092$80,106#18$71,216
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30Rose State College Midwest City, OK$80,174$90,016#4$70,427
31University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK$79,942$76,558#29—
32CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY$79,357$75,531#35$62,426
33Houston Community College Houston, TX$78,980$80,299#17$56,005
34Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora, CO$78,753$73,649#49$65,693
35Concorde Career College-Dallas Dallas, TX$78,753$80,069#19$65,693
36Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV$78,393$81,363#14—

Other Majors at Houston Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$89,002$66,743#202 of 962
Engineering Science$80,602$61,518#1 of 7
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$80,188$67,098#57 of 560
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians$74,124$60,612#12 of 16
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians$73,729$47,146—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$63,664$48,172#12 of 57
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$62,339$42,875#19 of 87
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$60,458$45,548#17 of 39
Biology$58,846$24,621#4 of 47
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,451—#1 of 160
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,985$34,732#172 of 547
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$52,208$42,459#97 of 476
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,944$29,423#128 of 947
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$48,330$39,835#162 of 176
Accounting and Related Services$46,694$34,447#153 of 225
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$36,872$35,300#30 of 57
Graphic Communications$34,557$16,155#13 of 22
Design and Applied Arts$30,434—#82 of 90
Culinary Arts and Related Services$27,150$26,419#94 of 96
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$27,069—#26 of 26
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$22,631$15,372#8 of 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Houston Community College dental support services and allied professions graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $56,005 one year after graduating and $78,980 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Houston Community College rank for dental support services and allied professions?

Among 237 colleges reporting earnings for dental support services and allied professions graduates, Houston Community College ranks #33 by median pay four years after graduation, and #17 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is dental support services and allied professions at Houston Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 27% more than the national median for dental support services and allied professions ($61,982).

← All data for Houston Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.