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Dental assistant schools in Missouri
Missouri has 8 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Missouri, expect to start around $36,580–$38,990 and reach a median of $45,970 with experience; the top quarter earn $50,150 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $24,152 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Missouri
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,760 employed in Missouri. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Earth CityJoplinKansas CityLinnSpringfield
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | 35 | $32,230 | $8,216 | not reported | not reported |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Linn | Public | 13 | $28,318 | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Midwest Institute | Earth City | for-profit | 23 | $26,220 | $9,500 | 55% | $22,631 |
| Concorde Career College-Broadway | Kansas City | for-profit | 43 | $22,084 | $9,500 | 68% | $31,676 |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | Kansas City | for-profit | 40 | $22,084 | $9,500 | not reported | $34,349 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri | Springfield | for-profit | 37 | $20,714 | $9,500 | 81% | $32,631 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education | Joplin | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $38,810 |
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.