West Virginia University Bachelor’s in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is a concentration offered under the dental support services major at West Virginia University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in dental hygiene, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Dental Hygiene from WVU Cost?

$8,976 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

WVU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WVU was $1,055 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $374 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,976	$25,320
Books and Supplies	$950	$950
On Campus Room and Board	$10,948	$10,948
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,250	$3,250

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Does WVU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Dental Hygiene?

WVU does not offer an online option for its dental hygiene bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WVU Online Learning page.

WVU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Dental Hygiene

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

90.5% Women

9.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 21 bachelor’s degrees in dental hygiene awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 90.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in dental hygiene in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 96.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 9.5% of dental hygiene bachelor’s degree recipients at WVU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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*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.