Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Metropolitan State University

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

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,552.

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.

Metro State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Metro State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at Metro State 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 Metro State 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	7
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Basic Certificate Trade Schools	7
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Basic Certificate Trade Schools	7
	36
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	39
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	40
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	40
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	85
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	91
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	107
	136
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	158

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from Metro State. About 97% of these graduates were women and the other 3% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Metro State 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Metro State 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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Dental Hygienists	5,160	$74,240

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.