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Dental assistant schools in New Jersey
New Jersey has 10 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in New Jersey, expect to start around $38,660–$45,970 and reach a median of $49,390 with experience; the top quarter earn $61,290 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $27,193 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,990 employed in New Jersey. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BlackwoodCherry HillCliftonEatontownIselinLawrencevilleSomersetToms RiverWayne
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public | 21 | $48,423 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | for-profit | 15 | $28,476 | $9,656 | 54% | $42,841 |
| American Institute-Clifton | Clifton | for-profit | 51 | $27,193 | $11,391 | 57% | $25,253 |
| American Institute-Somerset | Somerset | for-profit | 30 | $27,193 | $11,391 | 56% | $25,193 |
| American Institute-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | for-profit | 22 | $27,193 | $11,391 | 56% | $26,431 |
| American Institute-Toms River | Toms River | for-profit | 17 | $27,193 | $11,391 | 55% | $24,796 |
| Fortis Institute-Wayne | Wayne | for-profit | 45 | $25,397 | $11,250 | 72% | $29,662 |
| Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville | Lawrenceville | for-profit | 19 | $25,397 | $11,250 | 54% | $28,702 |
| Advantage Career Institute | Eatontown | for-profit | 49 | not reported | not reported | 82% | $17,693 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $17,400 |
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.