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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of South Dakota

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from USD.

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.

USD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

USD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at USD 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 USD 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
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Graduate Certificate Schools 2
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 29
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 31
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
47
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 132
177

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at University of South Dakota.

USD Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from USD. About 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 USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USD 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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Dental Hygienists 650 $64,580
Health Specialties Professors 160 $95,150

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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