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 “Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is the 98th most popular major in the country with 8,807 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 408 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 364 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in dental hygiene/hygienist.
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The dental hygiene school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree dental hygiene students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox College landed the #1 spot on the list. Fox College is located in Bedford Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 associates’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Parkland College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Parkland College is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 associates’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carl Sandburg College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate. Galesburg, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental hygiene degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental hygiene degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of DuPage. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate. COD is a large public school situated in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It awarded 28 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rock Valley College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Rock Valley College is a public institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Rainey Harper College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Palatine, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental hygiene degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Godfrey, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dental hygiene degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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Illinois Central College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. ICC is a medium-sized school located in East Peoria, Illinois that handed out 20 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Prairie State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Lake Land College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
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College of Lake County ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in Illinois for an Associate list. College of Lake County is a fairly large school located in Grayslake, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
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