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Colleges Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Dentistry & Oral Health 63 1,554 6% / 94% 1% $69,573 97%
Dental Hygiene 39 1,012 5% / 95% 1% $69,957 97%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 15 462 5% / 95% 0% $68,324 97%
Public Health Sciences 1 33 0% / 100% 0% $63,822 91%
Pre-Dentistry Studies 6 23 30% / 70% 22% $74,412 99%
Pre-Dentistry 4 15 60% / 40% 0% $70,060 99%
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 1 9 22% / 78% 0% $98,432 100%

Showing 63 colleges, 6 majors, 1,554 degrees in this category.

# University Major Degrees ▼ Rank Tier Accept RD Yield Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employ Debt-to-Earn Male/Female White Asian Black Hispanic Intl SAT SAT p25 SAT p75 Submit % Academic Employer Citations H-index
1 MCPHS Pre-Dentistry Studies 16 85% 13% $104,069 100 +3.63 96 98% — 31% / 69% 0% 44% 13% 13% 31% — — — ———— —
2 Indiana University - Indianapolis Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 44 84% 24% $98,432 98 +3.01 93 100% — 0% / 100% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% 1040 1240 37% ———— —
3 Indiana University - Indianapolis Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 9 84% 24% $98,432 98 +3.01 93 100% — 22% / 78% 78% 11% 0% 11% 0% 1040 1240 37% ———— —
4 Regis College Dental Hygiene 14 72% 8% $81,539 91 +1.16 79 95% — 7% / 93% 79% 0% 7% 14% 0% — — — ———— —
5 U. of Dayton Pre-Dentistry 14 60% 12% $80,795 90 +1.07 76 99% — 57% / 43% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% 1210 1380 36% ———— —
6 Farmingdale State Dental Hygiene 22 73% 26% $80,036 89 +0.99 89 95% — 5% / 95% 50% 5% 9% 32% 0% 1050 1240 21% ———— —
7 Virginia Commonwealth Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 19 93% 21% $79,514 87 +0.93 80 97% — 11% / 89% 37% 5% 16% 21% 0% 1020 1270 37% 48.850.185.281.8 —
8 U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 26 4 🥈 17% 40% $78,987 86 +0.88 75 100% — 12% / 88% 46% 4% 8% 31% 0% 1410 1520 69% 73.258.690.188.8 —
9 U. of the Pacific Dental Hygiene 25 1 🥇 69% 11% $78,727 84 +0.85 72 100% — 20% / 80% 24% 48% 0% 20% 0% 1230 1450 19% ———— —
10 Eastern Washington Dental Hygiene 37 82% 21% $78,627 82 +0.84 86 99% — 8% / 92% 49% 0% 8% 35% 0% — — — ———— —
11 U. of New Haven Dental Hygiene 21 60% 10% $78,559 80 +0.83 76 97% — 0% / 100% 57% 5% 0% 24% 5% 1070 1260 26% ———— —
12 MCPHS Dental Hygiene 70 85% 13% $77,728 80 +0.74 79 96% — 7% / 93% 24% 20% 11% 26% 1% — — — ———— —
13 West Virginia Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 21 85% 25% $77,687 79 +0.73 81 97% — 5% / 95% 90% 0% 5% 5% 0% 1020 1220 82% ———— —
14 Ball State Pre-Dentistry Studies 3 68% 20% $76,783 78 +0.63 80 100% — 33% / 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 1090 1260 38% ———— —
15 Midwestern State Dental Hygiene 14 95% 13% $76,301 78 +0.58 87 95% — 14% / 86% 64% 0% 14% 14% 0% — — — ———— —
16 Texas A&M - College Station Dental Hygiene 27 6 🥉 52% 38% $75,601 76 +0.50 75 92% — 4% / 96% 41% 11% 7% 30% 4% 1170 1390 95% 37.148.794.188.8 —
17 U. of Wyoming Dental Hygiene 19 95% 23% $75,137 75 +0.45 80 95% — 0% / 100% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% — — — ———— —
18 Marian Dental Hygiene 9 73% 15% $74,933 74 +0.43 75 — — 11% / 89% 67% 0% 11% 0% 0% — — — ———— —
19 Minnesota State University, Mankato Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 72 62% 29% $74,455 71 +0.38 83 99% 4.3% 1% / 99% 81% 3% 4% 6% 0% — — — ———— —
20 U. of the Northwest (Pacific University) Dental Hygiene 32 91% 13% $74,393 68 +0.37 64 96% — 13% / 88% 38% 44% 0% 19% 0% 910 1240 10% ———— —
21 U. of Minnesota - Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 28 65% 22% $74,320 66 +0.36 74 95% — 4% / 96% 36% 29% 11% 18% 0% 1310 1500 41% ———— —
22 Clayton State Dental Hygiene 31 75% 34% $73,921 64 +0.32 83 88% 4.3% 10% / 90% 10% 19% 23% 39% 6% 870 1170 56% ———— —
23 U. of New England Pre-Dentistry Studies 4 92% 12% $73,474 63 +0.27 69 — — 25% / 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% — — — ———— —
24 U. of South Dakota Dental Hygiene 38 99% 19% $72,958 62 +0.21 82 100% — 0% / 100% 89% 0% 0% 5% 0% 1130 1290 60% ———— —
25 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Dental Hygiene 35 94% 15% $72,143 60 +0.12 83 100% 5.1% 0% / 100% 71% 3% 3% 17% 0% 900 1180 48% ———— —
26 Oregon Institute of Technology Dental Hygiene 46 91% 10% $71,838 57 +0.09 73 93% 4.0% 2% / 98% 63% 11% 0% 22% 0% 1010 1270 12% ———— —
27 Texas Woman's Dental Hygiene 50 72% 20% $71,529 54 +0.05 80 96% — 2% / 98% 32% 14% 8% 34% 2% — — — ———— —
28 U. of Hawaii at Manoa Dental Hygiene 16 88% 20% $71,301 52 +0.03 75 97% — 13% / 88% 6% 75% 0% 0% 0% — — — ———— —
29 Indiana University - Northwest Dental Hygiene 19 82% 21% $71,113 51 +0.01 77 98% — 0% / 100% 68% 0% 5% 26% 0% 920 1180 34% ———— —
30 Northern Arizona Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 52 90% 13% $70,673 48 -0.04 75 91% 4.1% 6% / 94% 46% 2% 4% 38% 0% 1020 1280 30% ———— —
31 U. of Alaska - Anchorage Dental Hygiene 10 88% 46% $69,803 44 -0.13 78 — — 10% / 90% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% — — — ———— —
32 U. of Missouri - Kansas City Dental Hygiene 33 76% 29% $69,789 42 -0.14 71 100% 4.0% 0% / 100% 70% 9% 6% 9% 0% 1300 1550 57% ———— —
33 Concordia University - Chicago Pre-Dentistry 0 93% 8% $69,755 41 -0.14 68 — — — — — — — — — — — ———— —
34 U. of Louisiana at Monroe Dental Hygiene 29 70% 30% $69,648 40 -0.15 75 100% 3.2% 0% / 100% 69% 3% 10% 3% 0% 1170 1360 100% ———— —
35 U. of New England Dental Hygiene 36 92% 12% $69,440 39 -0.17 61 100% — 3% / 97% 92% 3% 0% 0% 0% — — — ———— —
36 U. of Bridgeport Dental Hygiene 25 83% 4% $69,049 39 -0.22 69 94% 4.9% 12% / 88% 28% 12% 24% 36% 0% — — — ———— —
37 Metropolitan State Dental Hygiene 10 85% 21% $68,455 38 -0.28 81 96% — 10% / 90% 30% 30% 20% 10% 0% — — — ———— —
38 Ferris State Dental Hygiene 7 82% 15% $68,215 37 -0.31 78 96% 2.4% 14% / 86% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% 910 1120 74% ———— —
39 U. of Nebraska, Lincoln Pre-Dentistry Studies 0 80% 30% $68,050 37 -0.33 69 — — — — — — — — 1100 1330 89% ———— —
40 Lewis Dental Hygiene 8 71% 15% $68,022 36 -0.33 64 — — 0% / 100% 63% 0% 0% 38% 0% 970 1210 28% ———— —
41 Seton Hill Pre-Dentistry 0 74% 14% $67,365 36 -0.40 58 — — — — — — — — 1030 1240 43% ———— —
42 Utah Valley Dental Hygiene 23 100% — $67,246 35 -0.42 75 96% — 0% / 100% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% — — — ———— —
43 U. of Southern Indiana Dental Hygiene 24 97% 29% $65,876 34 -0.57 69 100% — 0% / 100% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1040 1210 49% ———— —
44 Ohio State Dental Hygiene 41 5 🥉 49% 21% $65,031 32 -0.66 50 100% — 10% / 90% 56% 17% 15% 7% 0% 1310 1440 67% 50.968.187.185.7 —
45 Wichita State Dental Hygiene 56 72% 28% $64,980 29 -0.67 69 97% 4.2% 2% / 98% 68% 9% 2% 18% 0% 1060 1260 75% ———— —
46 U. of Pittsburgh Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 10 7 🥉 59% 13% $64,902 27 -0.67 54 100% — 0% / 100% 80% 10% 0% 10% 0% 1290 1460 50% 50.435.786.582.8 —
47 Indiana University - South Bend Dental Hygiene 17 86% 36% $64,876 26 -0.68 67 97% — 0% / 100% 53% 0% 6% 29% 0% 960 1190 30% ———— —
48 U. of Detroit Mercy Dental Hygiene 20 72% 13% $64,566 25 -0.71 60 98% — 0% / 100% 55% 5% 0% 30% 0% 1040 1260 57% ———— —
49 Augusta Dental Hygiene 29 73% 25% $64,037 23 -0.77 66 98% 3.3% 7% / 93% 55% 7% 28% 7% 0% 980 1140 24% ———— —
50 West Liberty Dental Hygiene 25 82% 31% $63,885 21 -0.79 69 100% — 8% / 92% 88% 0% 4% 0% 0% 900 1120 97% ———— —
51 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor Public Health Sciences 33 3 🥈 16% 45% $63,822 19 -0.79 22 91% 5.2% 0% / 100% 61% 24% 3% 9% 0% 1380 1530 73% 89.657.194.398.0 —
52 U. of Louisville Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 27 75% 24% $63,787 17 -0.80 61 96% — 7% / 93% 93% 4% 4% 0% 0% 1050 1270 100% ———— —
53 Western Kentucky Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 23 91% 30% $63,143 16 -0.87 60 98% — 0% / 100% 87% 13% 0% 0% 0% 940 1130 79% ———— —
54 East Tennessee State Dental Hygiene 30 78% 24% $62,876 14 -0.90 70 96% 3.5% 3% / 97% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% 990 1200 83% ———— —
55 Old Dominion Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 47 91% 20% $62,826 12 -0.90 59 98% 3.6% 9% / 91% 45% 17% 13% 13% 0% 1130 1270 8% ———— —
56 U. of Holy Cross Pre-Dentistry Studies 0 75% 21% $62,727 10 -0.91 67 — — — — — — — — — — — ———— —
57 Youngstown State Dental Hygiene 21 78% 29% $62,374 9 -0.95 71 97% — 5% / 95% 95% 5% 0% 0% 0% 1020 1230 60% ———— —
58 Cornerstone Pre-Dentistry 1 91% 16% $62,324 9 -0.96 63 — — 100% / 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% — — — ———— —
59 North Carolina Wesleyan Pre-Dentistry Studies 0 80% 17% $61,366 9 -1.06 49 — — — — — — — — — — — ———— —
60 U. of New Mexico Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 37 60% 30% $60,557 8 -1.15 47 94% 4.6% 16% / 84% 24% 3% 3% 62% 0% 900 1170 56% ———— —
61 U. of Mississippi Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 20 97% 15% $59,929 6 -1.22 49 100% — 5% / 95% 65% 5% 20% 0% 0% 1000 1170 88% ———— —
62 Idaho State Dental Hygiene 34 97% 23% $58,450 4 -1.38 48 98% — 0% / 100% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% 920 1140 82% ———— —
63 Rhode Island Dental Hygiene 2 85% 23% $57,773 3 -1.46 52 — — 0% / 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 880 1120 19% ———— —
64 New York University Dental Hygiene 7 2 🥇 4% 32% $57,545 3 -1.48 13 95% — 0% / 100% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% 1490 1550 37% 67.070.487.489.9 —
65 Weber State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 31 100% — $50,255 1 -2.28 40 94% — 0% / 100% 71% 10% 3% 10% 3% — — — ———— —
66 Georgia State Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 5 57% 18% $45,389 0 -2.82 20 98% — 0% / 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% 1040 1240 50% ———— —