A program that prepares individuals to clean teeth and apply preventive materials, provide oral health education and treatment counseling to patients, identify oral pathologies and injuries, and manage dental hygiene practices. Includes instruction in dental anatomy, microbiology, and pathology; dental hygiene theory and techniques; cleaning equipment operation and maintenance; dental materials; radiology; patient education and counseling; office management; supervised clinical training; and professional standards.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Â鶹Íø of Bridgeport | 99 | 6% | $55,583 |
| 2 | Â鶹Íø of Southern California | 87 | 1% | $74,825 |
| 3 | MCPHS Â鶹Íø | 81 | 5% | $55,120 |
| 4 | New York Â鶹Íø | 77 | 1% | $73,566 |
| 5 | West Coast Â鶹Íø-Orange County | 74 | 9% | $36,223 |
| 6 | Sinclair Community College | 73 | 1% | $3,830 |
| 7 | St Petersburg College | 71 | 1% | $4,282 |
| 8 | West Liberty Â鶹Íø | 66 | 11% | $23,302 |
| 9 | CUNY New York City College of Technology | 66 | 2% | $8,484 |
| 10 | Eastern Washington Â鶹Íø | 64 | 2% | $23,011 |
| 11 | San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | 64 | 2% | $16,606 |
| 12 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 58 | 8% | $24,252 |
| 13 | Ferris State Â鶹Íø | 58 | 1% | $23,194 |
| 14 | Northern Arizona Â鶹Íø | 58 | 1% | $27,266 |
| 15 | Careers Unlimited | 57 | 100% | N/A |
| 16 | Â鶹Íø of New Haven | 56 | 3% | $58,306 |
| 17 | Carrington College-Sacramento | 56 | 6% | N/A |
| 18 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 55 | 4% | $33,152 |
| 19 | Texas Woman's Â鶹Íø | 54 | 1% | $20,272 |
| 20 | 53 | 2% | $20,482 | |
| 21 | Â鶹Íø of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 53 | 1% | $33,503 |
| 22 | 50 | 2% | $24,042 | |
| 23 | Stark State College | 49 | 3% | $5,170 |
| 24 | Concorde Career College-San Diego | 48 | 12% | N/A |
| 25 | Concorde Career College-Kansas City | 48 | 15% | N/A |
| 26 | Community College of Denver | 47 | 3% | $6,550 |
| 27 | Â鶹Íø of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 47 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 28 | Fox College | 47 | 19% | $17,090 |
| 29 | Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | 47 | 11% | N/A |
| 30 | Old Dominion Â鶹Íø | 46 | 1% | $26,456 |
| 31 | Carrington College-Boise | 46 | 17% | N/A |
| 32 | Â鶹Íø of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center | 46 | 6% | N/A |
| 33 | Erie Community College | 45 | 2% | $21,186 |
| 34 | Farmingdale State College | 45 | 2% | $24,744 |
| 35 | 44 | 0% | $27,367 | |
| 36 | 43 | 1% | $20,511 | |
| 37 | Miami Dade College | 42 | 0% | $4,338 |
| 38 | Rutgers Â鶹Íø-New Brunswick | 42 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 39 | Loma Linda Â鶹Íø | 41 | 4% | N/A |
| 40 | Tyler Junior College | 41 | 2% | $16,764 |
| 41 | Bergen Community College | 40 | 2% | $5,900 |
| 42 | Missouri Southern State Â鶹Íø | 39 | 3% | $17,666 |
| 43 | Â鶹Íø of Missouri-Kansas City | 38 | 1% | $24,116 |
| 44 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | 38 | 3% | N/A |
| 45 | Louisiana State Â鶹Íø Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | 37 | 7% | N/A |
| 46 | Â鶹Íø of South Dakota | 37 | 2% | $22,856 |
| 47 | Argosy Â鶹Íø-Twin Cities | 37 | 10% | $15,204 |
| 48 | Augusta Â鶹Íø | 37 | 2% | $21,254 |
| 49 | Madison Area Technical College | 36 | 1% | $6,367 |
| 50 | Grand Rapids Community College | 36 | 2% | $4,743 |
| 51 | Community College of Baltimore County | 36 | 1% | $5,706 |
| 52 | 35 | 1% | $21,548 | |
| 53 | Parkland College | 35 | 2% | $6,120 |
| 54 | Hudson Valley Community College | 35 | 2% | $7,312 |
| 55 | CUNY Hostos Community College | 34 | 3% | $6,572 |
| 56 | Â鶹Íø of New Mexico-Main Campus | 34 | 1% | $22,639 |
| 57 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 34 | 0% | $23,811 |
| 58 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | 34 | 4% | N/A |
| 59 | Virginia Western Community College | 33 | 3% | $6,855 |
| 60 | SUNY Broome Community College | 33 | 3% | $20,599 |
| 61 | 32 | 2% | $22,998 | |
| 62 | Southern Illinois Â鶹Íø-Carbondale | 32 | 1% | $29,367 |
| 63 | Â鶹Íø of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 32 | 5% | N/A |
| 64 | Pacific Â鶹Íø | 32 | 4% | $59,490 |
| 65 | Â鶹Íø of Louisiana at Monroe | 32 | 2% | $21,762 |
| 66 | Â鶹Íø of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | 32 | 4% | $7,210 |
| 67 | Eastern International College-Jersey City | 32 | 49% | $22,425 |
| 68 | Remington College-Nashville Campus | 32 | 25% | $14,906 |
| 69 | Northern Virginia Community College | 31 | 0% | $7,410 |
| 70 | Purdue Â鶹Íø Fort Wayne | 31 | 2% | $22,200 |
| 71 | Western Kentucky Â鶹Íø | 31 | 1% | $21,840 |
| 72 | Baker College | 31 | 1% | $21,000 |
| 73 | Clayton State Â鶹Íø | 31 | 2% | $20,012 |
| 74 | Ivy Tech Community College | 31 | 0% | $5,788 |
| 75 | Central Georgia Technical College | 31 | 1% | $4,378 |
| 76 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee Health Science Center | 31 | 8% | N/A |
| 77 | Texas A & M Â鶹Íø-College Station | 30 | 0% | $29,506 |
| 78 | Â鶹Íø of Detroit Mercy | 30 | 2% | $41,226 |
| 79 | Georgia State Â鶹Íø-Perimeter College | 30 | 2% | $5,304 |
| 80 | Lincoln College of New England-Southington | 30 | 22% | $37,510 |
| 81 | Northcentral Technical College | 30 | 1% | $16,142 |
| 82 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 30 | 1% | $7,039 |
| 83 | Southwestern College | 30 | 1% | $3,255 |
| 84 | Fortis College-Phoenix | 30 | 34% | N/A |
| 85 | 29 | 1% | $24,068 | |
| 86 | Â鶹Íø of Louisville | 29 | 1% | $27,980 |
| 87 | Prairie State College | 29 | 3% | $6,676 |
| 88 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | 29 | 2% | $5,259 |
| 89 | Big Sandy Community and Technical College | 29 | 2% | $5,248 |
| 90 | Middlesex County College | 29 | 2% | $4,926 |
| 91 | West Los Angeles College | 29 | 2% | $3,137 |
| 92 | Saint Louis Community College | 29 | 1% | $4,315 |
| 93 | Amarillo College | 28 | 1% | $3,826 |
| 94 | Yakima Valley College | 28 | 2% | $17,343 |
| 95 | Community College of Philadelphia | 28 | 1% | $6,542 |
| 96 | Fresno City College | 28 | 1% | $3,204 |
| 97 | Pensacola State College | 28 | 1% | $3,804 |
| 98 | Guilford Technical Community College | 27 | 1% | $3,709 |
| 99 | Â鶹Íø of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 27 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 100 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 27 | 3% | $24,513 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Dental Hygiene/Hygienist program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.