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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at New York University

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from NYU.

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.

NYU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

NYU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at NYU 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 NYU 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
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 6
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 17
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 91
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools 208
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 260
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 268

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

91% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at NYU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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NYU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 22
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NYU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from NYU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NYU 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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Dental Hygienists 11,300 $76,280

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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