2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in New York
10Colleges in New York
431Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded
Ranked #98 in popularity, dental hygiene/hygienist is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for dental hygiene/hygienist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 431 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist to qualified students.
The dental hygiene program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist rankings. For our Best Overall Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in New York
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dental hygiene degrees they offer, see the list below.
New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 87 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Hostos Community College if you want to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Hostos is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Bronx. This college ranks 121st out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 40 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Hostos in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Plaza College if you wish to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Plaza College is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the city of Forest Hills. A Best Colleges rank of #1021 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Plaza College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 43 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Plaza College in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat New York City College of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 118th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 41 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at City Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 107th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 51 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale in the most recent year we have data available.
HVCC is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #794 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means HVCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 37 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at HVCC in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 104th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 46 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Erie Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #919 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Monroe Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 26 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Monroe Community College in the most recent data year.
SUNY Orange is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Middletown. A Best Colleges rank of #1029 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SUNY Orange is a great college overall.
There were roughly 40 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Orange in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Binghamton, SUNY Broome is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 115th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 20 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Broome in the most recent data year.
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).
The dental hygiene program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist rankings. For our Best Overall Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
