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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Lamar Institute of Technology

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Lamar Institute of Technology

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

Lamar Institute of Technology is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 4,417.

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.

Lamar Institute of Technology Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Lamar Institute of Technology Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Lamar Institute of Technology

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Lamar Institute of Technology.

Lamar Institute of Technology Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

96% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 TX, the home state for Lamar Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Dental Hygienists 13,850 $75,300

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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