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2024 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Mississippi

5 Colleges in Mississippi
85 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #98 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Mississippi 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 85 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Mississippi Your choice of dental hygiene/hygienist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dental hygiene/hygienist schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Dental Hygiene
Bachelor's Degrees in Dental Hygiene

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 Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Mississippi

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dental hygiene degree levels they offer.

Top Mississippi Schools in Dental Hygiene

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MS

Pearl River Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Pearl River Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the remote area of Poplarville. A Best Colleges rank of #1773 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pearl River Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 14 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Pearl River Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS

University of Mississippi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #361 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.

There were about 20 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MS

Any student who is interested in dental hygiene/hygienist needs to take a look at Meridian Community College. MCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Meridian. This college ranks 17th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 10 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MS

It is hard to beat Mississippi Delta Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Mississippi Delta Community College is a small public college located in the remote town of Moorhead. A Best Colleges rank of #1536 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mississippi Delta Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 9 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi Delta Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Northeast Mississippi Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public college located in the remote town of Booneville. This college ranks 22nd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 20 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Northeast Mississippi Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MS
33.3% Growth in Graduates

EMCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Scooba. This college ranks 18th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were about 12 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at EMCC in the most recent data year.

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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
Alabama 500 37
Louisiana 489 88
Arkansas 466 52
West Virginia 410 104

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 273

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