It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Southern New Hampshire University's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (North), 131. Its tuition and fees are $30,766 (2015-16).
Dental Assistants make an average of $36,660 annually in California, with the top end of the spectrum around $45,000, and the lower end around $26,800. Whether your at the top end of the spectrum or the lower depends on the list above.
Salary of Dental Assistants by Top Metropolitan Cities. The top paying metropolitan area in the US is in the Bay Area of California. This includes San Francisco, San Mateo, and Redwood City with an average annual dental assistant salary of $49k. Coming in at #2 on the list are Haverhill, North Andover, and Amesbury in Massachusetts at $48k per year.