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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
241 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,708 people earned their degree in dental hygiene/hygienist, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 778 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 241 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dental hygiene/hygienist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dental hygiene/hygienist programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dental hygiene/hygienist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students with aid.

Full Texas Woman’s University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students with aid list, NAU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students with aid.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Northern Arizona University

#4

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,277 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students with aid per year to attend Tyler Junior College.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Tyler Junior College

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students with aid.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at UNM

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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