Dental Support Services and Allied Professions programs in New Jersey
23 schools in New Jersey teach this, at certificate or associate level. 14 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $66,329 at Fortis Institute-Wayne.
What this work pays in New Jersey
Dental Assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $49,390 a year across 9,990 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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygienists | $107,040 | 7,230 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $96,630 | 2,960 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $47,270 | 780 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis Institute-Wayne Wayne | Associate's degree | $32,500 | $66,329 (37 grads) | — |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick | Associate's degree | — | $64,990 (43 grads) | 0 |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City Jersey City | Associate's degree | $25,983 | $62,012 (16 grads) | 0 |
| Bergen Community College Paramus | Associate's degree | $17,183 | $56,544 (44 grads) | 35 |
| Middlesex College Edison | Associate's degree | — | $55,964 (36 grads) | 30 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel | Associate's degree | — | $53,108 (28 grads) | 19 |
| Camden County College Blackwood | Associate's degree | — | $35,653 (53 grads) | 33 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin | Undergraduate certificate | $9,656 | $27,551 (331 grads) | — |
| Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville Lawrenceville | Undergraduate certificate | $11,250 | $25,194 (459 grads) | 24 |
| Fortis Institute-Wayne Wayne | Undergraduate certificate | $11,250 | $25,194 (459 grads) | 88 |
| American Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill | Undergraduate certificate | $11,391 | $23,322 (135 grads) | 2 |
| American Institute-Clifton CLIFTON | Undergraduate certificate | $11,391 | $23,322 (135 grads) | 42 |
| American Institute-Somerset Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | $11,391 | $23,322 (135 grads) | 22 |
| American Institute-Toms River Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | $11,391 | $23,322 (135 grads) | 23 |
| Advantage Career Institute Eatontown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Brookdale Community College Lincroft | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education Westampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Camden County College Blackwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| County College of Morris Randolph | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick | 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.