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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Pima Medical Institute - Seattle

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at Pima Medical Institute - Seattle. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

PMI Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 646.

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.

PMI Seattle Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

PMI Seattle Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at PMI Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Pima Medical Institute - Seattle.

PMI Seattle Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

89% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at PMI Seattle may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at PMI Seattle are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. PMI Seattle does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pima Medical Institute - Seattle with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Pima Medical Institute - Seattle.

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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