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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Bridgeport

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 University of Bridgeport stacks up to those at other schools.

UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,155.

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.

UBridgeport Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

UBridgeport Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at UBridgeport 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 UBridgeport

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

UBridgeport Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate’s Program

86% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dental hygiene associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental hygiene only graduates about 6% men each year. The program at UBridgeport may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

UBridgeport does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental hygiene graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UBridgeport Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

93% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 University of Bridgeport with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UBridgeport Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

100% Women

40% 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 UBridgeport, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the dental hygiene master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
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 CT, the home state for University of Bridgeport.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Dental Hygienists	3,990	$83,630

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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