The Dental Hygiene Major at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying dental hygiene/hygienist, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Health San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 3,478 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.

UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
Master’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Online Classes Are Available at UT Health San Antonio

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UT Health San Antonio does offer online courses in dental hygiene for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at UT Health San Antonio 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 UT Health San Antonio

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical dental hygiene bachelor's degree program is made up of only 6% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Health San Antonio since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

100% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a dental hygiene master's degree from UT Health San Antonio, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with a master's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Dental Hygienists	13,850	$75,300

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
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