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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Oregon Institute of Technology

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Oregon Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

OIT is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and approximately 5,323 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from OIT.

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.

OIT Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Online Classes Are Available at OIT

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

OIT does offer online education options in dental hygiene for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

OIT Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how OIT 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 OIT 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 Online Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 1
Most Popular Online Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 14
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 19
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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at OIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Oregon Institute of Technology.

OIT Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 65 dental hygiene students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from OIT, about 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at OIT since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at OIT 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 Oregon Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 48
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

OIT 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 OR, the home state for Oregon Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Health Specialties Professors 3,660 $145,380
Dental Hygienists 3,630 $85,280

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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