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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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 New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 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.

UNM Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

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

UNM Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

The dental hygiene major at UNM 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 UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of dental hygiene bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% 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 UNM since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in dental hygiene.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UNM Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

100% Women
50% 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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In the dental hygiene master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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 1
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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Health Specialties Professors 1,300 $150,170
Dental Hygienists 1,040 $75,860

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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