Associate-26% vs national median446 grads tracked
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions at Hennepin Technical College
Ranked 115th of 128 associate programs in Dental Support Services and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,460
middle 50%: $31,642 – $47,363
Median · 5 years out
$46,685
middle 50%: $36,851 – $55,935
Median · 10 years out
$51,828
middle 50%: $37,420 – $61,594
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
Hennepin Technical College dental support graduates earn a $40k median salary in year one. This figure reaches $52k by year ten.
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
8.7 yrs
≈ $9,750 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Kirkwood Community College
$50,086 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$46,958 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$44,549 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$43,164 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
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$88,109 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out
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$85,997 · 5 yrs out
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$84,761 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,819 · 5 yrs out
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$77,603 · 5 yrs out
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$77,316 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$76,944 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,823 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,237 · 5 yrs out
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