by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 the Southeast region, there were 1,929 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 585 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. To top this list, a school must have a successful dental hygiene/hygienist program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clayton State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Morrow, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Augusta University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Clearwater, Florida, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 39 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at LSU Health - New Orleans
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, 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 95%.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. UAMS is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 35 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report
East Tennessee State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 32 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at East Tennessee State University
With a ranking of #8, West Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at West Liberty University
Western Kentucky University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Kentucky University Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 30 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 University of Louisville
The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
Georgia Highlands College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. GHC is located in Rome, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Georgia Highlands College
West Virginia University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 21 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #16, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
Tennessee Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Athens, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
South College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Hodges University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dental Hygiene Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Hodges University is located in Naples, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
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