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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at College of Southern Nevada

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 29,965 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 25 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.

CSN Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

CSN Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how CSN 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 CSN 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 Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	117
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools	138

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at CSN

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

CSN Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

92% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at CSN may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

CSN does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CSN Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 4 dental hygiene students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSN, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 College of Southern Nevada with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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

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

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 NV, the home state for College of Southern Nevada.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Dental Hygienists	2,540	$81,270
Health Specialties Professors	1,190	$95,720

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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