Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Ohio State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 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.

Ohio State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Ohio State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how Ohio State performed in these rankings.

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 Ohio 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
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	22
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	28
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	51
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	53
	54
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	79
	219
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	286

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from Ohio State. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Ohio 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ohio 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Health Specialties Professors	10,330	$130,280
Dental Hygienists	8,930	$68,310

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.