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Dental assistant schools in New York
New York has 12 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in New York, expect to start around $36,410–$44,730 and reach a median of $48,110 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,630 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $26,188 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 19,800 employed in New York. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ArdsleyBuffaloHempsteadIslandiaLiverpoolLong Island CityMexicoNew YorkRochesterSpencerportStaten IslandTroy
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Community College | Rochester | Public | 31 | $33,537 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Liverpool | Public | 20 | $28,781 | $5,733 | 73% | $27,908 |
| Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development | Spencerport | Public | 8 | $26,723 | $6,861 | not reported | not reported |
| New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants | Long Island City | for-profit | 83 | $26,188 | $8,650 | 65% | $27,963 |
| Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants | Ardsley | for-profit | 53 | $26,174 | $3,635 | 100% | $20,438 |
| Mandl School-The College of Allied Health | New York | for-profit | 8 | $26,056 | $9,500 | 48% | not reported |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island | Staten Island | for-profit | 12 | $23,172 | $14,917 | 46% | not reported |
| Erie Community College | Buffalo | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Access Careers-Islandia | Islandia | for-profit | 10 | not reported | not reported | 72% | not reported |
| Access Careers | Hempstead | for-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | 90% | not reported |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Troy | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation | Mexico | Public | 3 | not reported | $4,736 | 71% | $19,932 |
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.