Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in Mississippi
17 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,565 at Pearl River Community College.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Dental Assistants in Mississippi earn a median of $39,160 a year across 3,080 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 Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $137,220 | 1,890 |
| Dental Hygienists | $67,280 | 1,140 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $47,770 | 140 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville | Associate's degree | — | $41,565 (14 grads) | 24 |
| Concorde Career College-Southaven Southaven | Associate's degree | $25,250 | $40,455 (58 grads) | 1 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Associate's degree | $16,077 | $40,338 (32 grads) | 18 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (14 grads) | 10 |
| Delta Technical College-Mississippi Horn Lake | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,020 (428 grads) | 125 |
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Gulfport | Undergraduate certificate | $11,935 | $20,771 (86 grads) | 5 |
| Concorde Career College-Southaven Southaven | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,954 (254 grads) | 79 |
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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.
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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.