Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 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.

Ole Miss Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Ole Miss Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss 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	59
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	62
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	74
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Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	173
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	185
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	249
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	277
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Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from Ole Miss. About 95% of these graduates were women and the other 5% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ole Miss 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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Dental Hygienists	1,320	$57,860

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.