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Dental assistant schools in Mississippi
Mississippi has 6 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Mississippi, expect to start around $30,650–$36,240 and reach a median of $39,160 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,450 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $20,714 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,080 employed in Mississippi. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: GulfportHorn LakeMeridianPoplarvilleRaymondSouthaven
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-Southaven | Southaven | for-profit | 71 | $44,189 | $9,500 | 65% | $28,953 |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | Public | 13 | $40,972 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 13 | $26,585 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Delta Technical College-Mississippi | Horn Lake | for-profit | 160 | $20,714 | $9,500 | 71% | $21,871 |
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport | Gulfport | for-profit | 13 | $18,550 | $11,935 | 70% | $19,883 |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 34% | 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.