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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Carl Sandburg College

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Carl Sandburg College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

Carl Sandburg College is located in Galesburg, Illinois and approximately 1,755 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 50 students received their associate's degree in dental hygiene.

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.

Carl Sandburg College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Carl Sandburg College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Carl Sandburg College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Carl Sandburg College.

Carl Sandburg College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

98% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 2% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Carl Sandburg College are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carl Sandburg College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IL, the home state for Carl Sandburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Dental Hygienists	9,450	$72,640

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*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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