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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Missouri Southern State 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 Missouri Southern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 22 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.

Missouri Southern Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Missouri Southern Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

100% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Missouri Southern are white. Around 77% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Dental Hygienists	3,960	$68,820

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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