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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Malcolm X College is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,273.

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.

Malcolm X College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Malcolm X College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Malcolm X College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College.

Malcolm X College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

88% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Malcolm X College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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Malcolm X College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 24
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Dental Hygienists 9,450 $72,640

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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