DENTAL ASSISTANT SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK — Federal Data, September 2026
Dental Assistant Schools in New York, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
14 accredited institutions in New York report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 14 ranked programs in New York, the median graduate needs 3.9 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $16,021, against median earnings of $52,191 one year after completion.
That is faster than the national median of 4.6 months for this field, measured across the 398 institutions in our national dental assistant schools ranking. The best performer in the state is Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants in Ardsley, at 1.8 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on New York institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about dental assistant schools in New York
The Ranking
14 dental assistant schools in New York, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westchester School for Medical & Dental AssistantsArdsley, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 1.8 | $3,666 | $24,390 | 100% |
| 2 | CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, NY | Public | Associate | 2.8 | $14,400 | $62,426 | 16% |
| 3 | Center for Instruction Technology & InnovationMexico, NY | Public | Certificate | 2.9 | $6,711 | $27,400 | 71% |
| 4 | CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY | Public | Associate | 3.4 | $15,527 | $55,457 | 21% |
| 5 | New York School for Medical and Dental AssistantsLong Island City, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 3.6 | $8,650 | $28,538 | 65% |
| 6 | SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, NY | Public | Associate | 3.8 | $18,876 | $60,032 | 23% |
| 7 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, NY | Public | Associate | 3.8 | $16,515 | $52,151 | 35% |
| 8 | Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCESLiverpool, NY | Public | Certificate | 4.1 | $9,024 | $26,253 | 73% |
| 9 | Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthNew York, NY | for-profit | Certificate | 4.2 | $9,995 | $28,585 | 48% |
| 10 | Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, NY | Public | Associate | 4.4 | $18,737 | $51,215 | 28% |
| 11 | Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY | Public | Associate | 4.4 | $20,718 | $57,077 | 53% |
| 12 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | nonprofit | Associate | 4.5 | $21,241 | $57,035 | 88% |
| 13 | Monroe Community CollegeRochester, NY | Public | Associate | 5.2 | $22,615 | $52,231 | 27% |
| 14 | Plaza CollegeForest Hills, NY | for-profit | Associate | 5.2 | $25,250 | $57,819 | 68% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in New York, one by one
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants
Ardsley, NY
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants is a private for-profit institution in Ardsley. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $3,666 and report median earnings of $24,390 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 1.8 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 2.1 months faster than the New York state median of 3.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 100% completion rate.
CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx, NY
CUNY Hostos Community College is a public institution in Bronx. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $14,400 and report median earnings of $62,426 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.8 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 1.1 months faster than the New York state median of 3.9. The award measured here is an associate degree. The institution reports a 16% completion rate.
Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation
Mexico, NY
Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation is a public institution in Mexico. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $6,711 and report median earnings of $27,400 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.9 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 1.0 months faster than the New York state median of 3.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 71% completion rate.
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY
CUNY New York City College of Technology is a public institution in Brooklyn. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $15,527 and report median earnings of $55,457 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.4 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 0.5 months faster than the New York state median of 3.9. The award measured here is an associate degree. The institution reports a 21% completion rate.
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants
Long Island City, NY
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants is a private for-profit institution in Long Island City. Its dental assisting graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,650 and report median earnings of $28,538 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 3.6 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 0.3 months faster than the New York state median of 3.9. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 65% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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