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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Carrington College, Sacramento

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Carrington College, Sacramento

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at Carrington College, Sacramento stacks up to those at other schools.

Carrington College, Sacramento is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 1,709.

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.

Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Carrington College, Sacramento

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Carrington College, Sacramento.

Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

90% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Carrington College, Sacramento may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Carrington College, Sacramento are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Carrington College, Sacramento does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carrington College, Sacramento with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CA, the home state for Carrington College, Sacramento.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Dental Hygienists 22,240 $100,830
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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