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2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dental hygiene/hygienist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dental hygiene/hygienist programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dental hygiene/hygienist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k. Farmingdale State College is a fairly large public school situated in Farmingdale, New York. It awarded 23 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Farmingdale State College is $11,882 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

#2

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#6 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Canton landed the #2 spot on the list. Canton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Canton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Canton is $16,928 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at SUNY Canton

#3

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k list, Penn College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Penn College is $28,679 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Penn College Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. 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 $75-$110k. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $28,358 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 17 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New York University is $41,038 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at New York University

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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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