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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

LSU Health - New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 2,827 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.

LSU Health - New Orleans Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

LSU Health - New Orleans Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at LSU Health - New Orleans 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 LSU Health - New Orleans 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	7
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	15
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	17
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
	35
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	46
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	68
	131
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	160

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at LSU Health - New Orleans

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.

LSU Health - New Orleans Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

97% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from LSU Health - New Orleans. About 97% of these graduates were women and the other 3% were men.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at LSU Health - New Orleans 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 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

LSU Health - New Orleans also has a doctoral program available in dental hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Dental Hygienists	1,950	$59,810
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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