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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Carrington College, Sacramento

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

Carrington College, Sacramento is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 1,709 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 29 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.

Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Carrington College, Sacramento

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Carrington College, Sacramento.

Carrington College, Sacramento Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

90% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Carrington College, Sacramento may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Carrington College, Sacramento are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Carrington College, Sacramento does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Dental Assisting/Assistant

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 CA, the home state for Carrington College, Sacramento.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Dental Hygienists	22,240	$100,830
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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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