Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities stacks up to those at other schools.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UMN Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental hygiene major at UMN Twin Cities 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 Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	13
	13
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	15
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
	44
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	83
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	107
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	224

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from UMN Twin Cities in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UMN Twin Cities are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental hygiene bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMN Twin Cities 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Dental Hygienists	5,160	$74,240

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.