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

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of dental hygiene/hygienist. Combined, these schools handed out 32 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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Dental Hygiene

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Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Old Dominion University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Norfolk.More information about a bachelor’s in dental hygiene/hygienist from Old Dominion University

2

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

16 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene/hygienist has to look into Virginia Commonwealth University. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richmond.More information about a bachelor’s in dental hygiene/hygienist from Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	53
Tennessee	460	77
North Carolina	453	35
Georgia	453	137
Kentucky	331	60
Louisiana	306	67
Arkansas	294	52
Mississippi	275	20
West Virginia	223	52

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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.