2 accredited schools across the Evansville metro area trained 33 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.
Public four-year institution in Evansville that reported 23 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $8,751 ($21,188 out of state).
This private for-profit career school in Vanderburgh County graduated 10 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 9 months.
2 accredited schools in the Evansville, IN metro area graduated 33 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was University of Southern Indiana with 23.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville in Evansville listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Evansville, IN metro earn a median $48,000 a year ($23.08/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,670 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.