Associate-21% vs national median755 grads tracked
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 111th of 128 associate programs in Dental Support Services and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,109
middle 50%: $31,281 – $55,437
Median · 5 years out
$50,086
middle 50%: $38,881 – $66,746
Median · 10 years out
$55,604
middle 50%: $41,344 – $71,980
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 bachelor's graduates see a median starting salary of $40k. Five-year earnings reach $50k, and tenth-year medians hit $56k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,325 total interest
Same major at other universities
Youngstown State University
$52,854 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Institute of Technology
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$51,086 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$51,013 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$50,609 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$46,958 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$46,685 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kirkwood Community College
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
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