Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 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.

IUPUI Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

IUPUI Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at IUPUI 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 Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	46
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	62
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at IUPUI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

The dental hygiene program at IUPUI awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at IUPUI 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Other Dental Services & Allied Professions
• Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Dental Hygienists	4,900	$68,000

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.