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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 8,329 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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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	21
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	26
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	50
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	98

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

96% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. About 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Dental Hygienists	6,010	$90,690
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090

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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