3 accredited schools across the Tulsa metro area trained 80 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.
54 Dental Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the most in the state.
This private nonprofit two-year college in Tulsa County graduated 18 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state.
Private for-profit two-year college in Tulsa that reported 8 Dental Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $24,520 for a program of about 15 months.
3 accredited schools in the Tulsa, OK metro area graduated 80 Dental Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Tulsa Technology Center with 54.
Among schools that published a program price, Miller-Motte College-Tulsa in Tulsa listed the lowest total: $24,520 for tuition, books and supplies.
Dental Assistants in the Tulsa, OK metro earn a median $46,510 a year ($22.36/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,740 statewide and $48,070 nationally.
CODA-accredited certificate programs commonly take about 9 to 11 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.