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Dental assistant schools in Indiana
Indiana has 13 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Indiana, expect to start around $36,880–$45,860 and reach a median of $48,670 with experience; the top quarter earn $57,720 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Indiana). Graduates of these Indiana programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $22,861 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Indiana
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,690 employed in Indiana. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Indiana, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: EvansvilleFort WayneGaryGrangerIndianapolisJeffersonvilleKokomoLafayetteMuncie
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis | Public technical college | 127 | $34,464 | $6,254 | 41% | not reported |
| International Business College-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | for-profit career college | 10 | $25,665 | $11,752 | 64% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | for-profit career college | 11 | $24,569 | $13,000 | 44% | not reported |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Muncie | Muncie | for-profit career school | 12 | $23,358 | $9,500 | 52% | $23,590 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Kokomo | Kokomo | for-profit career school | 10 | $22,365 | $9,500 | 60% | $24,457 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Lafayette | Lafayette | for-profit career school | 10 | $22,365 | $9,500 | 62% | $24,623 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville | Evansville | for-profit career school | 5 | $22,365 | $9,500 | 52% | $23,976 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Granger | Granger | for-profit career school | 13 | $22,121 | $9,500 | 57% | $24,356 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | for-profit career school | 18 | $21,985 | $9,500 | 59% | $24,203 |
| Caris College | Jeffersonville | for-profit career college | 27 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $22,642 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Public university | 22 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville | Public university | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Indiana University-Northwest | Gary | Public university | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.