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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Missouri - Kansas City

If you plan to study dental hygiene/hygienist, take a look at what University of Missouri - Kansas City has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147.

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.

UMKC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

UMKC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at UMKC 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 UMKC

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

UMKC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at UMKC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UMKC Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

100% Women
20% 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.

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Of the students who received a dental hygiene master's degree from UMKC, 80% 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 University of Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840
Dental Hygienists 3,960 $68,820

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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