Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 48 dental hygiene majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

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.

U-M Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

U-M Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how U-M performed in these rankings.

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 U-M 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 Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	272
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In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in dental hygiene from U-M. This makes it the #6 most popular school for dental hygiene master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist from U-M in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

U-M Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in dental hygiene from U-M in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a dental hygiene master's degree from U-M, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the dental hygiene master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in dental hygiene.

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

U-M also has a doctoral program available in dental hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Dental Hygienists	9,510	$64,130
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.