Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Tennessee Wesleyan University

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 Tennessee Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

TWU is located in Athens, Tennessee and approximately 1,116 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.

TWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

TWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how TWU 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 TWU 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 Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	11
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	58
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	75
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	253

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at TWU

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

TWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from TWU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at TWU 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 Tennessee Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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

TWU 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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Dental Hygienists	3,770	$66,290

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 Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.