Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Ohio State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,190 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University - Main Campus in 2021, 44 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.

Ohio State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at Ohio 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 Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	44
	54
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	285

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in dental hygiene from Ohio State. This makes it the #8 most popular school for dental hygiene master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

The dental hygiene program at Ohio State awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Ohio 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ohio State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

Of the 4 dental hygiene students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ohio State, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in dental hygiene each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 45% more men than average.

In the dental hygiene master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in dental hygiene.

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

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in dental hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Health Specialties Professors	10,330	$130,280
Dental Hygienists	8,930	$68,310

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.