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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Middlesex Community College

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Middlesex Community College

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at Middlesex Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Middlesex Community College is located in Bedford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,885.

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.

Middlesex Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Middlesex Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Middlesex Community College

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

Middlesex Community College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

95% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental hygiene at Middlesex Community College are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Middlesex Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MA, the home state for Middlesex Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Dental Hygienists 5,900 $82,750
Health Specialties Professors 3,460 $111,230

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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