2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’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.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 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 a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the dental hygiene/hygienist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying dental hygiene.
Top 13 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying dental hygiene list, U-M has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor were GI Bill® students, of which 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Ohio State University - Main Campus supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #3 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 36 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Among the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Old Dominion University]](/colleges/old-dominion-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dental hygiene degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities were GI Bill® students, of which 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #5 spot on the list. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
ISU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,766 students enrolled at Idaho State University, 422 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,419. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Idaho State University]](/colleges/idaho-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dental hygiene degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNM]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Eastern Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 10 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
EWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 647 of the 12,349 students enrolled at Eastern Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 296 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,760. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full Eastern Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s ranking. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying dental hygiene list, UMKC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Missouri - Kansas City supports 16,147 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Missouri - Kansas City offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s list. UT Health San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Health San Antonio also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Among the 3,478 students enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 150 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 77 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,669. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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West Virginia University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s ranking. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying dental hygiene list, WVU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 26,269 students enrolled at WVU, 1,033 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. On top of their other funding sources, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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West Liberty University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s ranking. Located in West Liberty, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s dental hygiene students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Liberty University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 2,481 students enrolled at West Liberty University, 52 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,694. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
MCPHS University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 7,501 students enrolled at MCPHS University, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $26,279. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full MCPHS University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Bridgeport came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s ranking. University of Bridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.
UBridgeport also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.Among the 4,155 students enrolled at UBridgeport, 85 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,432. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full UBridgeport Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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