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Dental assistant schools in Delaware

Delaware has 1 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Delaware, expect to start around $36,410–$43,480 and reach a median of $47,600 with experience; the top quarter earn $55,650 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Delaware). Graduates of these Delaware programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $19,978 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What dental assistants earn in Delaware

$36,410starting (10th percentile)
$43,480early career (25th)
$47,600median, all experience
$55,650experienced (75th)
$56,840top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 990 employed in Delaware. National median: $48,070.

Campuses in Delaware, ranked by what their graduates earned

1campuses in Delaware
10credentials awarded / yr
$19,978median earnings, yr 1 (Delaware)
$24,225median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Newark

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Dawn Career Institute LLC Newark for-profit 10 $19,978 $9,496 82% $19,142

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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