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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Tennessee State University

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 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.

Tennessee State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Tennessee State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

95% Women
45% 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 Tennessee State University are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Tennessee State University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors 5,690 $102,310
Dental Hygienists 3,770 $66,290

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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