Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at College of DuPage

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 College of DuPage stacks up to those at other schools.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010.

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.

COD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

COD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at COD

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

COD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at COD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at COD are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. COD 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 College of DuPage with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 College of DuPage.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.