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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Utah College of Dental Hygiene

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Utah College of Dental Hygiene has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCDH is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 119 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from UCDH.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist section at the bottom of this page.

UCDH Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UCDH Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how UCDH performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at UCDH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 1
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 22
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 51
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 86
87
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 152
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 277
292

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UCDH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Utah College of Dental Hygiene.

UCDH Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCDH. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UCDH are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah College of Dental Hygiene with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UCDH also has a doctoral program available in dental hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Dental Hygiene Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental hygiene can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Utah College of Dental Hygiene.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Dental Hygienists 2,860 $69,490
Health Specialties Professors 2,120 $141,550

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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