Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and has a total student population of 5,887.

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.

UAFS Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UAFS Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at UAFS 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 UAFS 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	45
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	64
	67
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	78
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	172
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	204
	267
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	278

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UAFS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

UAFS Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from UAFS in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UAFS 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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAFS 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Dental Hygienists	1,370	$71,090

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.