Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Tennessee State University

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 students attend the school each year.

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.

Tennessee State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Tennessee State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Tennessee State University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Tennessee State University are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Tennessee State University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Dental Hygienists	3,770	$66,290

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.