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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Pacific University

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Pacific 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 Pacific University stacks up to those at other schools.

Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,808.

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.

Pacific Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Pacific Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at Pacific 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 Pacific

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

Pacific Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at Pacific are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 OR, the home state for Pacific University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Health Specialties Professors 3,660 $145,380
Dental Hygienists 3,630 $85,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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