Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Texas Woman’s 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 Texas Woman's University stacks up to those at other schools.

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 16,433.

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at TWU 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 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 Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	17
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	38
	40
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	41
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	105
	151
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	155
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	202

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from TWU. About 97% of these graduates were women and the other 3% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Texas Woman's University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 TX, the home state for Texas Woman's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Dental Hygienists	13,850	$75,300

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.