Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Farmingdale State College

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if Farmingdale State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is located in Farmingdale, New York and has a total student population of 10,018.

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.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale 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 SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Farmingdale State College.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Farmingdale State College with a associate's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Farmingdale State College with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Farmingdale State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Dental Hygienists	11,300	$76,280

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 Batiste93 under License

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