11 accredited schools across the Phoenix metro area trained 494 dental assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
This private for-profit career school in Maricopa County graduated 138 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 9 months.
85 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $20,140 for a program of about 8 months.
52 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $20,140 for a program of about 8 months.
Public four-year institution in Phoenix that reported 49 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,928 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Maricopa County graduated 43 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24.
This private for-profit two-year college in Maricopa County graduated 33 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,685 for a program of about 8 months.
29 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,810.
28 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Maricopa County graduated 22 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24.
This private for-profit career school in Maricopa County graduated 14 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,810.
Private for-profit two-year college in Tempe that reported 1 Dental Assistant graduate in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $13,891 for a program of about 10 months.
11 accredited schools in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area graduated 494 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was UEI College-Phoenix with 138.
Among schools that published a program price, Brookline College-Tempe in Tempe listed the lowest total: $13,891 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro earn a median $49,760 a year ($23.92/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $49,000 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.