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Undergraduate Certificate in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

Undergraduate Certificates in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

67 Yearly Graduations
91% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 48% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Dental Hygiene Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 67 people earned their undergraduate certificate in dental hygiene. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in dental hygiene at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 5,512
Bachelor’s Degree 2,388
Basic Certificate 327
Master’s Degree 89
Undergraduate Certificate 67
Graduate Certificate 2

Earnings of Dental Hygiene Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for dental hygiene majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in dental hygiene. About 91.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 6
Women 61
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The racial-ethnic distribution of dental hygiene undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 8
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to dental hygiene that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Assisting/Assistant 11,241
Dental Laboratory Technology 77
Dental Services & Allied Professions 18

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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