2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
18Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
570Dental 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 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for dental hygiene/hygienist students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 570 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist annually.
Your choice of dental hygiene/hygienist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Dental Hygiene
Community College of Denver is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the large city of Denver, CCD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #497 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CCD is a great college overall.
There were about 41 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at CCD in the most recent year we have data available.
Pueblo Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize city of Pueblo. A Best Colleges rank of #833 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pueblo Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 54 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Pueblo Community College in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in dental hygiene/hygienist needs to look into Colorado Northwestern Community College. Located in the remote area of Rangely, CNCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 1262nd out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were approximately 21 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at CNCC in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist has to check out Laramie County Community College. LCCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Cheyenne. This college ranks 3rd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were about 20 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at LCCC in the most recent data year.
Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public college located in the town of Sheridan. This college ranks 2nd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were approximately 22 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Northern Wyoming Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 28 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #841 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Twin Falls. This college ranks 9th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 10 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at College of Southern Idaho in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of dental hygiene/hygienist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
