Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Eastern Washington University

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 Eastern Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 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.

EWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

EWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how EWU 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 EWU 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
	19
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	26
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	46
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	50
	62
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	66
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	174
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	219

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from EWU in 2021, 3% were men and 98% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at EWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

EWU 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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.