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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Louisiana at Monroe

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

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

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and approximately 8,888 students attend the school each year.

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.

ULM Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Online Classes Are Available at ULM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

ULM does offer online education options in dental hygiene for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree

ULM Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at ULM 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 ULM 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 Online Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Online Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	6
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	23
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
	33
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	37
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	42
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	47
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	122
	125
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	151
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	197

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at ULM

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

ULM Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from ULM. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at ULM 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 Louisiana at Monroe with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ULM 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Dental Hygienists	1,950	$59,810
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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