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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Southern California

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 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.

USC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

USC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental hygiene progam at USC 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 USC 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
	11
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	12
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	14
	40
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	40
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	86
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	107
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	266
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	294

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from USC in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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 Southern California with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USC 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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Dental Hygienists	22,240	$100,830
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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