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Dental assistant schools in Kansas
Kansas has 3 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Kansas, expect to start around $37,130–$44,340 and reach a median of $48,070 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,090 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, national). Graduates of these Kansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $51,245 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in the U.S.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national figures; the state estimate is not published). National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Kansas, ranked by what their graduates earned
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia | Public | 20 | $51,245 | $5,500 | 68% | not reported |
| Salina Area Technical College | Salina | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 68% | not reported |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | Wichita | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
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.