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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Nebraska Medical Center

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if University of Nebraska Medical Center is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

UNMC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 3,699 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.

UNMC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UNMC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

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

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 UNMC 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	4
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	4
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	28
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	43
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	52
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	115
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	137
	158
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	207

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at UNMC

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

UNMC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 24 dental hygiene students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNMC, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UNMC 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 Nebraska Medical Center with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNMC 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Health Specialties Professors	1,750	$91,120
Dental Hygienists	1,180	$65,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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