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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Miami Dade College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Miami Dade College

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at Miami Dade College stacks up to those at other schools.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523.

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.

MDC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

MDC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

67% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at MDC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 28% more women than average.

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MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Miami Dade College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Dental Hygienists 11,110 $64,070
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990

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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