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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 8,329 students attend the school each year. Of the 45 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom in 2021, 45 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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 21
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 53
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 99

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 45 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 3
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Dental Hygienists 6,010 $90,690
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090

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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