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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Plaza College

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

Plaza College is located in Forest Hills, New York and has a total student population of 914. Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Plaza College in 2021, 8 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.

Plaza College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

Plaza College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at Plaza College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Plaza College 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 Associate Degree Schools 2
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools 3
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 4
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 4
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 43
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Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 81
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 84
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools 178
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools 179
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Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 206
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 237
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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Plaza College

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

Plaza College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

80% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Plaza College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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Plaza College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Plaza College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 dental hygiene students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Plaza College, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 Plaza College with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Plaza College 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 Plaza College.

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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