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Dental assistant schools in Utah
Utah has 5 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Utah, expect to start around $35,380–$36,400 and reach a median of $37,760 with experience; the top quarter earn $45,770 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Utah). Graduates of these Utah programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $20,979 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Utah
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,640 employed in Utah. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Utah, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: KaysvilleLehiLoganOgdenSalt Lake City
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis College-Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | for-profit | 6 | $20,979 | $13,000 | 60% | not reported |
| Mountainland Technical College | Lehi | Public | 112 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Davis Technical College | Kaysville | Public | 56 | not reported | not reported | 57% | $14,436 |
| Bridgerland Technical College | Logan | Public | 30 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $8,317 |
| Ogden-Weber Technical College | Ogden | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 53% | $5,969 |
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.