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 Outlook. The pay scale for dental assistants ranges from about $24,220 to $48,350. In 2013, the average pay for dental assistants was $35,640, and the median pay was $34,900. Those with the highest salaries live in the metropolitan areas of Manchester, New Hampshire; San Francisco; and Haverhill, Massachusetts.