Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Hawaii Maui College

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 University of Hawaii Maui College stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Maui College is located in Kahului, Hawaii and approximately 2,936 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.

UH Maui College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UH Maui College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UH Maui College

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

UH Maui College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

UH Maui College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii Maui College.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Dental Hygienists	900	$77,920
Health Specialties Professors	500	$137,560

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.