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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at West Coast University - Orange County

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

West Coast University - Orange County is located in Anaheim, California and has a total student population of 4,330.

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.

West Coast University - Orange County Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

West Coast University - Orange County Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dental hygiene programs across the country. The following shows how West Coast University - Orange County 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 West Coast University - Orange County 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 Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
	4
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	6
	12
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Trade Schools	39
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools	134

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at West Coast University - Orange County

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at West Coast University - Orange County.

West Coast University - Orange County Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

87% Women

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The dental hygiene program at West Coast University - Orange County awarded 79 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at West Coast University - Orange County since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 West Coast University - Orange County with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

West Coast University - Orange County 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 West Coast University - Orange County.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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