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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. Of the 255 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alaska Anchorage in 2021, 17 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.

UAA Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UAA Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

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 UAA 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
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 38
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 44

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAA. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UAA 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UAA 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Dental Hygienists 600 $114,320
Health Specialties Professors 60 $64,880

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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