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Associate+13% vs national median254 grads tracked

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions at Howard County Junior College District

Ranked 18th of 128 associate programs in Dental Support Services and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$65,986
middle 50%: $48,349 – $81,139
Median · 5 years out
$71,690
middle 50%: $50,995 – $87,648
Median · 10 years out
$74,491
middle 50%: $57,208 – $89,527

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

Graduates of Howard County Junior College District's associate program in Dental Support Services and Allied Professions earn a median $65,986 one year after graduating, rising to $74,491 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $63,465 for this field, ranking 18th of 128 reporting programs.

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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,472 total interest

Same major at other universities

Community College of Denver
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$72,978 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$72,884 · 5 yrs out
Springfield Technical Community College
$72,095 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$71,837 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$71,234 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Institute of Technology
$70,977 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$70,184 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$70,135 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$70,090 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Howard County Junior College District

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,835 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,823 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$61,403 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$55,540 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,322 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Certificate)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Associate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Associate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out

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