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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Clark College

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at Clark College stacks up to those at other schools.

Clark College is located in Vancouver, Washington and has a total student population of 7,665.

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.

Clark College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Clark College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at Clark College 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 Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	19
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	44
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	86
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	112

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Clark College

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

Clark College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from Clark College. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Clark College since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Clark College 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 Clark College with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Clark College 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 WA, the home state for Clark College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Dental Hygienists	6,010	$90,690
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090

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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