The Dental Hygiene Major at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Health San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 3,478.

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.

UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Online Classes Are Available at UT Health San Antonio

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UT Health San Antonio offers distance education options for dental hygiene at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at UT Health San Antonio 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
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	20
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	31
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	33
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	52
	52
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	129
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	137
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	195
	197

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UT Health San Antonio

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

92% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 dental hygiene majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Health San Antonio. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Health San Antonio since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Health San Antonio 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

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 AMAPO under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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