2024 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Louisiana

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #98 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of dental hygiene/hygienist. Combined, these schools handed out 88 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools List

Choosing a Great Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School

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. We derive our Best Overall Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degree Level

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 Schools in Louisiana. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Louisiana

The schools below may not offer all types of dental hygiene degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Louisiana Schools in Dental Hygiene

1

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In LA

39 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans if you wish to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public university located in the large city of New Orleans.

There were roughly 39 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at LSU Health - New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

2

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In LA

10.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 28 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at ULM in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist from University of Louisiana at Monroe

3

Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In LA

76.2% Growth in Graduates

Southern University at Shreveport is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Southern University at Shreveport is a small public university located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

There were approximately 21 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Southern University at Shreveport in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist from Southern University at Shreveport

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	715	325
North Carolina	710	194
Georgia	690	316
Virginia	630	147
Tennessee	624	222
South Carolina	530	119
Kentucky	518	97
Mississippi	501	85
Alabama	500	37
Arkansas	466	52
West Virginia	410	104

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Dental Support Services area of study, Dental Hygiene/Hygienist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Dental Hygiene

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	333
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	4

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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.