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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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

UAMS is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and has a total student population of 2,907. Of the 312 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2021, 35 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.

UAMS Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UAMS Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at UAMS 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 Schools 24
228

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UAMS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

UAMS Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from UAMS in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UAMS 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 Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UAMS 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Health Specialties Professors 1,600 $146,380
Dental Hygienists 1,370 $71,090

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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