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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Metropolitan State University

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Metropolitan State University

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

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,552 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from Metro State.

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.

Metro State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Metro State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how Metro State 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 Metro State 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 Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Basic Certificate Schools 7
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Basic Certificate Schools 7
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Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 39
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 40
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 40
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 85
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 91
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 109
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Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 159

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from Metro State in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Metro State 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Metro State 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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Dental Hygienists 5,160 $74,240

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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