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2026 Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Nevada

[Dental Hygiene/Hygienist](/majors/health-care-professions/dental-support-services/dental-hygiene-hygienist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for dental hygiene/hygienist students.

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• Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Nevada

2026 Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Nevada

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the dental hygiene/hygienist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools

1

College Of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

$4,358 In-State Tuition & Fees

$9,980 Avg Student Debt

$38,087 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is College Of Southern Nevada, our #1 best value for dental hygiene/hygienist in Nevada. Located in the city of Las Vegas, College Of Southern Nevada is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $4,358 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $13,024. Typical student debt for dental hygiene/hygienist graduates is $9,980. Dental Hygiene/hygienist graduates of College Of Southern Nevada earn a median of $75,252 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV

$3,352 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,290 Avg Student Debt

$44,573 Median Earnings (10yr)

Truckee Meadows Community College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value dental hygiene/hygienist schools. Set in the city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $3,352, while out-of-state students pay about $12,018. Dental Hygiene/hygienist graduates carry a median of $12,290 in student loans. Dental Hygiene/hygienist graduates of Truckee Meadows Community College earn a median of $52,785 early in their careers. Set against $12,290 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.