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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Lewis University

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at Lewis University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and approximately 6,437 students attend the school each year. Of the 154 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lewis University in 2021, 9 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.

Lewis Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Lewis Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at Lewis 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
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 36
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 66
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 80
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Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 255
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 257
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 284

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Lewis

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

Lewis Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Lewis 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 Lewis University with a bachelor'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 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Lewis 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 IL, the home state for Lewis University.

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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