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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Utah College of Dental Hygiene

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Utah College of Dental Hygiene has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCDH is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 119 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCDH Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UCDH Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at UCDH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UCDH 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 Trade Schools	1
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	9
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	20
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	51
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
	87
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	152
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	277
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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UCDH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Utah College of Dental Hygiene.

UCDH Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 59 dental hygiene students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCDH, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UCDH 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 Utah College of Dental Hygiene with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCDH 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 UT, the home state for Utah College of Dental Hygiene.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Dental Hygienists	2,860	$69,490
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550

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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