Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Indiana University - Northwest

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Indiana University - Northwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,801. Of the 167 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University - Northwest in 2021, 22 of them were dental hygiene/hygienist majors.

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.

IU Northwest Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

IU Northwest Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at IU Northwest 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	66
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
	83
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	154
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	263
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	285
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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from IU Northwest. Of these graduates, 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at IU Northwest are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental hygiene bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Dental Hygienists	4,900	$68,000

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
• Image Credit: By Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.