by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 8,807 people earned their degree in dental hygiene/hygienist, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,376 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 313 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their dental hygiene/hygienist program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the #1 spot on the list. IU Northwest is a small school located in Gary, Indiana that handed out 22 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at IU Northwest
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 22 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Indiana University - South Bend
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region. Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Indiana landed the #5 spot on the list. USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Youngstown State University
With a ranking of #7, Siena Heights University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Siena Heights University is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 6 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Siena Heights University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lewis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Lewis University
Ferris State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ferris State University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dental Hygiene Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 44 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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