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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at New York University

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 69 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.

NYU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

NYU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at NYU 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 Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	4
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	5
	9
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	17
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	21
	38
	48
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	77
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	91
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools	207
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	208
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	259
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	268

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

91% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at NYU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

NYU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	22
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NYU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The dental hygiene program at NYU awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental hygiene bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Dental Hygienists	11,300	$76,280

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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