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2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

There are about 34,367 students enrolled in Dental Hygiene in the USA.

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popularity

Average

Compared to national avg.

Diplomas received last year

4,781

Vs. National Avg.

-56%

popularity Rank

#122

cost

Very Affordable

Compared to national avg.

Median degree cost

$14K

Vs. National Avg.

-41%

cost Rank

#379

salary

Low Paying

Compared to national avg.

Average Salary Two Years Out of School

$35K

Vs. National Avg.

-12%

salary Rank

#369

professors

Not Very Good

Compared to national avg.

Professor Rating

C+

Vs. National Avg.

-8%

professors Rank

#346

students

Not Very Diverse

Compared to national avg.

Diversity Rating

C+

Vs. National Avg.

-5%

students Rank

#346

DENTAL HYGIENE DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

Dental hygiene is an incredibly unpopular subject. Each subject gives out roughly 6,156 undergrad degrees per annum; 2,443 people received four-year degrees in dental hygiene last May, making it the United States' 129th most popular subject for college students. Northern Arizona University​ granted more of those degrees than any other U.S. college (59), and institutions in California accounted for more degrees than any U.S. State (248).

Picking the best institution for you is probably tricky, as 92 colleges across the country have four-year degrees in dental hygiene. There are 2.1 offering the typical subject per offering an undergraduate degree in dental hygiene, making it the 184th most broadly available US subject.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While last spring, 97% of degrees in dental hygiene were undergraduate degrees; 3% were postgraduate degrees. Dental hygiene is the 322nd most popular advanced degree in the nation, with 75 degrees granted. To put that in context, the average subject is 37 times more popular among postgraduate students than dental hygiene.

In Total, 2,518 students received a bachelor's or higher in dental hygiene last May.

ONLINE DENTAL HYGIENE DEGREES

124 of those 2,518 graduates (4.9%) did their school work remotely - 111 undergrad students and 13 postgrads. As you've presumably gathered, college students majoring in dental hygiene online are rather uncommon. It is presently the 118th most popular remote degree, and 76.9% under the national average of 481 students per major. For master's or doctor's students, it ranks 231st, and is 97.9% under the nation's average (616).

St Petersburg College​ conferred 18 online bachelor's degrees, more than any other US institution. Last fall, 10,306 undergraduates were attending the school completely online, 36% of their student body. They offer 12 comprehensively remote subjects. That's 55% of their programs.

Moreover, Colleges from Florida granted the most online four-year degrees in dental hygiene last May (18). Florida independently accounts for 16% of the discipline's remote students.

Undergrad degrees in dental hygiene are offered remotely at 28 colleges countrywide, making it the 184th most widely available online subject. 30% of colleges providing the degree even have an online option, and for each private school granting undergrad degree in dental hygiene there are 4.1 public institutions. Georgia has more remote programs than any state, with 3 schools headquartered there.

If you wish to study dental hygiene totally online, you should look into the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, as it has the 3rd best dental hygiene program in the country. They also have an additional 4 degrees entirely remotely, so you may try out classes from other majors. Moreover, they have 13 remote undergrad students.

PARTIALLY ONLINE DENTAL HYGIENE DEGREES

  • 695 students completed an undergrad degree in dental hygiene partially online last year
  • Partially online undergrad degrees in dental hygiene are available at 59 colleges across the nation
  • Last May, 705 students earned a bachelor's or higher in dental hygiene partially online
  • Herzing University-Minneapolis'​ last undergraduate class had the most dense population of partially online dental hygiene majors in the United States of America (28.66%)
  • 99% of partially online degrees in dental hygiene last year were undergrad degrees; 1% were postgrad degrees
  • On average, each major had about 1,368 partially online four-year degrees last spring

IN-PERSON DENTAL HYGIENE DEGREES

  • Last year, 1,636 students were granted undergrad degrees in dental hygiene in-person
  • Dental hygiene is the 227th most universally available in-person four-year degree across the country
  • Last spring, 1,688 people completed a bachelor's or higher in dental hygiene in-person
  • Careers Unlimited's​ last undergraduate class had the most dense population of comprehensively in-person dental hygiene majors in America (100%)
  • Last spring, 97% of in-person degrees in dental hygiene were undergraduate degrees; 3% were grad degrees
  • The typical major hands out 4,293 undergrad degrees per year entirely in-person

Top 25 Best Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

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Rating

#1 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

MCPHS University

Boston, MA | www.mcphs.edu/

91%

Acceptance

8,078

Students

#253

Ranking

$35K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#2 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

West Coast University-Orange County

Anaheim, CA | westcoastuniversity.edu/

0%

Acceptance

5,810

Students

#435

Ranking

$24K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#3 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN | https://twin-cities.umn.edu/

70%

Acceptance

63,760

Students

#159

Ranking

$33K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#4 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

New York University

New York, NY | www.nyu.edu/

21%

Acceptance

58,361

Students

#23

Ranking

$55K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#5 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, TN | www.uthsc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

3,379

Students

#447

Ranking

$21K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#6 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI | https://umich.edu/

26%

Acceptance

49,530

Students

#33

Ranking

$52K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#7 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC | www.unc.edu/

25%

Acceptance

32,160

Students

#69

Ranking

$36K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#8 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | www.usc.edu/

16%

Acceptance

52,376

Students

#28

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A

Rating

#9 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, AR | www.uams.edu/

0%

Acceptance

3,015

Students

#209

Ranking

$14K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#10 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX | https://www.tamu.edu/

63%

Acceptance

73,308

Students

#123

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#11 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, OK | ouhsc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

3,722

Students

#621

Ranking

$20K

Tuition

A

Rating

#12 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH | www.osu.edu/

68%

Acceptance

66,017

Students

#194

Ranking

$34K

Tuition

A

Rating

#13 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX | www.uthscsa.edu/

0%

Acceptance

4,043

Students

#252

Ranking

$19K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#14 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Kansas City, MO | https://www.umkc.edu/

63%

Acceptance

18,894

Students

#692

Ranking

$25K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#15 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR | https://www.pacificu.edu/

89%

Acceptance

4,219

Students

#512

Ranking

$48K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#16 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore, MD | www.umaryland.edu/

0%

Acceptance

7,663

Students

#144

Ranking

$38K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#17 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA | https://www.vcu.edu/

91%

Acceptance

32,628

Students

#606

Ranking

$36K

Tuition

A

Rating

#18 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, TX | www.uth.edu/

0%

Acceptance

6,780

Students

#175

Ranking

$33K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#19 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT | www.newhaven.edu/

91%

Acceptance

7,587

Students

#700

Ranking

$42K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#20 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, MI | https://www.udmercy.edu/

79%

Acceptance

5,574

Students

#514

Ranking

$30K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#21 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI | https://manoa.hawaii.edu/

84%

Acceptance

20,702

Students

#407

Ranking

$34K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#22 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA | www.pitt.edu/

64%

Acceptance

35,563

Students

#155

Ranking

$34K

Tuition

A

Rating

#23 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

Creighton University

Omaha, NE | https://www.creighton.edu/

64%

Acceptance

10,225

Students

#207

Ranking

$43K

Tuition

A

Rating

#24 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA | www.llu.edu/index.html

0%

Acceptance

5,447

Students

#180

Ranking

$32K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#25 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Dental Hygiene

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA | www.washington.edu/

56%

Acceptance

56,554

Students

#108

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

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