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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at East Tennessee State University

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at East Tennessee State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 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.

ETSU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

ETSU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at ETSU 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	27
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	34
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	54
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	71
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Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	97
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	202
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	205
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	247
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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

94% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from ETSU in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ETSU 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Dental Hygienists	3,770	$66,290

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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