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Dental assistant schools in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 7 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Oklahoma, expect to start around $36,030–$37,210 and reach a median of $45,740 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,990 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma). Graduates of these Oklahoma programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $26,791 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Oklahoma
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,550 employed in Oklahoma. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Oklahoma, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Burns FlatEnidMidwest CityNormanTulsa
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose State College | Midwest City | Public | 11 | $55,768 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tulsa Technology Center | Tulsa | Public | 57 | $26,791 | not reported | 81% | $11,412 |
| Community Care College | Tulsa | non-profit | 27 | $22,438 | $8,190 | 67% | $31,009 |
| Miller-Motte College-Tulsa | Tulsa | for-profit | 3 | $19,844 | $10,835 | 73% | $28,205 |
| Autry Technology Center | Enid | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 75% | not reported |
| Moore Norman Technology Center | Norman | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 91% | not reported |
| Western Technology Center | Burns Flat | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $5,114 |
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.