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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at West Virginia University

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. Of the 434 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 21 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.

WVU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

WVU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

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 WVU 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 10
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools 47
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Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools 144

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in dental hygiene from WVU. This makes it the #11 most popular school for dental hygiene master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from WVU in 2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

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About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WVU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

100% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in dental hygiene from WVU. 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 WVU, 100% 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 West Virginia University 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 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WVU 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Dental Hygienists 1,080 $57,740

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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