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2024 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in the Southeast Region

77 Colleges in the Southeast Region
2,150 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.

College Factual reviewed 77 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of dental hygiene/hygienist. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,150 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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

Choosing a Great Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in the Southeast Region 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
Master's Degrees in Dental Hygiene

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college 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 the Southeast Region

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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Southeast Region Schools in Dental Hygiene

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

It is difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you wish to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
37 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 37 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at LSU Health - New Orleans in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
109 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in dental hygiene/hygienist needs to check out Old Dominion University. Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the city of Norfolk. A Best Colleges rank of #446 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Old Dominion is a great university overall.

There were approximately 109 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
31 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist has to take a look at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. UAMS is a small public university located in the city of Little Rock.

There were about 31 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at UAMS in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In GA

Savannah Tech is a small public college located in the midsize city of Savannah. A Best Colleges rank of #423 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Savannah Tech is a great college overall.

There were about 20 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Savannah Tech in the most recent data year.

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6
South College crest
South College
Knoxville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TN
73 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit college located in the city of Knoxville.

There were roughly 73 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at South College in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN

Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 27 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at UTHSC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA

Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Annandale. A Best Colleges rank of #385 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northern Virginia Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 27 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In FL

Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #635 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 14 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at BC in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
4.0% Growth in Graduates

Wallace State, Hanceville is a moderately-sized public college located in the distant town of Hanceville. This college ranks 12th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 25 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Wallace State, Hanceville in the most recent year we have data available.

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11
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WV

WVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Morgantown. A Best Colleges rank of #513 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.

There were about 20 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in the Southeast Region award.

RankCollegeLocation
12Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahassee, FL
13St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, FL
13Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, SC
14Athens Technical CollegeAthens, GA
15Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, GA
16Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, FL
16Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, GA
17York Technical CollegeRock Hill, SC
18Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN
19Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges by State

Explore the best dental hygiene/hygienist colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715325
North Carolina710194
Georgia690316
Virginia630147
Tennessee624222
South Carolina530119
Kentucky51897
Mississippi50185
Alabama50037
Louisiana48988
Arkansas46652
West Virginia410104

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant4,606
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician104
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions24

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