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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Milwaukee Area Technical College

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Milwaukee Area Technical College

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

MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 12,618. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 37 students received their associate's degree in dental hygiene.

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.

MATC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

MATC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at MATC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

MATC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

86% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at MATC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at MATC are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. MATC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Milwaukee Area Technical College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 WI, the home state for Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Health Specialties Professors 5,200 $76,800
Dental Hygienists 4,810 $65,540

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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