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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Detroit Mercy

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 4,987.

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.

Detroit Mercy Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Detroit Mercy Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at Detroit Mercy compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Detroit Mercy 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	6
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	6
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	34
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	51
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	68
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
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Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	132
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	139
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	235
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	268
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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 26 dental hygiene students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Detroit Mercy, about 12% were men and 88% were women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Detroit Mercy since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Detroit Mercy 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 Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Detroit Mercy 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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Dental Hygienists	9,510	$64,130
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020

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
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