Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Prairie State College
Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,716.
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.
Prairie State College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
Prairie State College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings
Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Prairie State College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Prairie State College.
Prairie State College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program
Prairie State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie State College with a associate's in dental hygiene.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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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 IL, the home state for Prairie State College.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
---|---|---|
Health Specialties Professors | 10,070 | $105,140 |
Dental Hygienists | 9,450 | $72,640 |
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.