Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Louisville

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at University of Louisville stacks up to those at other schools.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 22,211.

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.

UofL Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UofL Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how UofL performed in these rankings.

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 UofL 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 Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	40
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	57
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	64
	66
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	107
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	180
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	246
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	260
	266

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from UofL. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at UofL since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofL 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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Dental Hygienists	2,150	$59,910
Health Specialties Professors	2,070	$64,560

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.