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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Old Dominion University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286.

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.

Old Dominion Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Old Dominion does offer online education options in dental hygiene for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Old Dominion Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at Old Dominion 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 Online Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	8
Most Popular Online Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	10
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	22
	38
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	41
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	70
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	77
	148
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	224
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	232
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	283

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

94% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from Old Dominion. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Old Dominion 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 Old Dominion University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Old Dominion 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 VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Dental Hygienists	5,990	$79,640

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 D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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