Associate+5% vs national median322 grads tracked
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions at Hawkeye Community College
Ranked 42nd of 128 associate programs in Dental Support Services and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$60,064
middle 50%: $48,914 – $70,731
Median · 5 years out
$66,836
middle 50%: $56,877 – $76,502
Median · 10 years out
$66,924
middle 50%: $56,574 – $75,319
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Dental Support Services graduates from Hawkeye Community College earn $60k in their first year. Salaries stay steady near $67k through the five and ten-year marks.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,063 total interest
Same major at other universities
Bristol Community College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$67,494 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$67,193 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$67,162 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$66,599 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Cape Cod Community College
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$66,319 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$66,287 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Hawkeye Community College
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,872 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,903 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,404 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,337 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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