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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Plaza College

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Plaza College is located in Forest Hills, New York and has a total student population of 914. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 79 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.

Plaza College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

Plaza College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

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 Plaza College 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	2
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	3
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	4
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	20
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
	63
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	81
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	84
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	178
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools	179
	196
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	205
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	237
	241

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Plaza College

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

Plaza College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

80% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at Plaza College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

Plaza College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Plaza College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist from Plaza College in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 Plaza College with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Plaza College 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 Plaza College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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