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2024 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Arizona

6 Colleges in Arizona
209 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 6 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for dental hygiene/hygienist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 209 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Arizona 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. 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.

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

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

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 Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Arizona

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 Arizona Schools in Dental Hygiene

1
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Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AZ

It's difficult to beat Phoenix College if you wish to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 21 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Phoenix College in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
13.8% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Pima Community College if you want to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 14th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 29 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
57 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in dental hygiene/hygienist has to check out Northern Arizona University. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #278 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.

There were about 57 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In AZ

It is difficult to beat Mohave Community College if you want to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. MCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Kingman. This college ranks 22nd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

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

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AZ
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #472 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mesa Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 15 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Mesa Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
58 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Mesa, Carrington College-Mesa is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 58 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Carrington College-Mesa in the most recent data year.

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Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 583
Oklahoma 565 56
New Mexico 416 94

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 637
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 7

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