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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Nebraska Medical Center

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if University of Nebraska Medical Center is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

UNMC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 3,699 students attend the school each year. Of the 484 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2021, 24 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.

UNMC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UNMC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at UNMC 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 UNMC 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 4
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 4
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 115
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 139

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UNMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at University of Nebraska Medical Center.

UNMC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNMC. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UNMC 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 Nebraska Medical Center with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UNMC 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Health Specialties Professors 1,750 $91,120
Dental Hygienists 1,180 $65,870

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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