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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from UMN Twin Cities.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities 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 13
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 75
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 222

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in dental hygiene from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #5 most popular school for dental hygiene master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

UMN Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 dental hygiene students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMN Twin Cities, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UMN Twin Cities are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental hygiene bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UMN Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

100% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in dental hygiene from UMN Twin Cities. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Of the students who received a dental hygiene master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UMN Twin Cities 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Dental Hygienists 5,160 $74,240

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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