Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Minnesota
29 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 19 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $49,918 at Rochester Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270 a year across 5,980 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygienists | $103,970 | 4,110 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $103,510 | 3,050 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $56,090 | 390 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $49,918 (30 grads) | 30 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park | Associate's degree | — | $49,832 (69 grads) | 10 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Associate's degree | — | $48,849 (16 grads) | 19 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $44,984 (29 grads) | 15 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | $15,699 | $44,021 (60 grads) | 66 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | $19,426 | $40,728 (57 grads) | 35 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | $12,525 | $40,485 (12 grads) | 33 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,721 (24 grads) | 67 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (15 grads) | 3 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | $37,424 (51 grads) | 26 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | $36,992 (25 grads) | 15 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | $6,500 | $36,668 (27 grads) | 22 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (14 grads) | 15 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park | Undergraduate certificate | $14,835 | $34,704 (23 grads) | 32 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Associate's degree | $6,500 | $34,259 (30 grads) | 15 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (16 grads) | 38 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,391 (15 grads) | 40 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,669 (13 grads) | 19 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $25,774 (17 grads) | 12 |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Dental Support Services and Allied Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.