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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Eastern Washington University

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Eastern Washington University

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 Eastern Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 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.

EWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
  • Master’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

EWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at EWU 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.

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

98% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 2% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

EWU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a master's in dental hygiene.

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

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Dental Hygienists 6,010 $90,690
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090

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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