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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

$36,030starting (10th percentile)
$37,210early career (25th)
$45,740median, all experience
$47,990experienced (75th)
$58,430top earners (90th)

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

7campuses in Oklahoma
132credentials awarded / yr
$26,791median earnings, yr 1 (Oklahoma)
$24,225median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Burns FlatEnidMidwest CityNormanTulsa

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / 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.

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