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2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,708 people earned their degree in dental hygiene/hygienist, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 848 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 102 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dental hygiene/hygienist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dental hygiene/hygienist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dental hygiene/hygienist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a fairly large school located in Farmingdale, New York that handed out 23 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is $3,469 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#2

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Canton. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SUNY Canton is a small school located in Canton, New York that handed out 3 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Canton also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $10,037 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY Canton.

Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at SUNY Canton

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt is $20,075 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.

NYU also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend NYU is $25,937 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full NYU Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania College of Technology is $22,255 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Penn College

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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