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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Loma Linda University

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Loma Linda University

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

Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and has a total student population of 4,468. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from Loma Linda University.

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.

Loma Linda University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Loma Linda University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

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 Loma Linda University 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 Schools 2
7
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 209

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Loma Linda University

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

Loma Linda University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from Loma Linda University. About 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Loma Linda University since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Loma Linda University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Loma Linda University 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 CA, the home state for Loma Linda University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Dental Hygienists 22,240 $100,830
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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