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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Louisville

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Louisville

What traits are you looking for in a dental hygiene school? To help you decide if University of Louisville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental hygiene program.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 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.

UofL Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

UofL Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at UofL 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 UofL

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

UofL Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
34% 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 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UofL 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 University of Louisville with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Dental Hygienists 2,150 $59,910
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560

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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