2024 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #118 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for dental hygiene/hygienist students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 54 bachelor's degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to dental hygiene/hygienist students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of dental hygiene/hygienist students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dental hygiene/hygienist related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for dental hygiene/hygienist students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene/hygienist.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Dental Hygiene

1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene/hygienist has to look into University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in dental hygiene/hygienist from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

2

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

Pennsylvania College of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in dental hygiene/hygienist from Pennsylvania College of Technology

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	42
Maryland	370	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is one of 3 different types of Dental Support Services programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.