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Dental assistant schools in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has 6 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Puerto Rico, expect to start around $23,310–$27,620 and reach a median of $35,910 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,850 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Puerto Rico). Graduates of these Puerto Rico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $8,589 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Puerto Rico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,210 employed in Puerto Rico. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Puerto Rico, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BayamonCaguasCarolinaHumacaoSan Juan
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUC University | Bayamon | for-profit | 123 | $9,617 | $7,470 | not reported | not reported |
| University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences | San Juan | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | San Juan | non-profit | 21 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Huertas College | Caguas | for-profit | 11 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Humacao Community College | Humacao | non-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus | Carolina | non-profit | 3 | 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.