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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Tyler Junior College

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what Tyler Junior College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tyler Junior College is located in Tyler, Texas and approximately 11,749 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 30 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.

Tyler Junior College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

Tyler Junior College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at Tyler Junior College 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 Tyler Junior 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
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	10
	32
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	61
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	76
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	77
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Trade Schools	129

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Tyler Junior College

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

Tyler Junior College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

100% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Tyler Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tyler Junior College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist from Tyler Junior College in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Tyler Junior College 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 Tyler Junior College with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tyler Junior College also has a doctoral program available in dental hygiene. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Dental Assisting/Assistant

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 Tyler Junior College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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