Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Clayton State University

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

Clayton State University is located in Morrow, Georgia and approximately 7,052 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.

Clayton State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Clayton State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

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 Clayton State University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	8
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	14
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	31
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	52
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	69
	72
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	221
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	241
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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Clayton State University

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

Clayton State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from Clayton State University in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental hygiene bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clayton State University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Clayton State University also has a doctoral program available in dental hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Clayton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Dental Hygienists	6,910	$65,650
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.