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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from Ferris.

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.

Ferris Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Ferris Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at Ferris compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at Ferris 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 Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 31
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools 32
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 106
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools 142
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 154
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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

97% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Ferris are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 32
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Ferris Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 dental hygiene students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ferris, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Ferris 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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Dental Hygienists 9,510 $64,130
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020

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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