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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

12 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is the 96th most popular major in the country with 6,708 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree 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 Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Health San Antonio, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are $13,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 11 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s list. MCPHS University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.

MCPHS University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are $23,280.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 9 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #5 spot on the list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dental hygiene degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UTHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center are $24,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at UTHSC

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#12 in overall quality

Idaho State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s ranking. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 8 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree dental hygiene students list, ISU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Idaho State University

#7

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

University of Bridgeport ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree dental hygiene students list, UBridgeport has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686.

Full UBridgeport Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s dental hygiene students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#9

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#11 in overall quality

Eastern Washington University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s ranking. Eastern Washington University is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Washington University are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at EWU

#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Old Dominion University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s ranking. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Old Dominion University

#5 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s ranking. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Ohio State

#12

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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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