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

6 Ranked Colleges
284 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is the 96th most popular major in the country with 6,708 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 668 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 284 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 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.

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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $19,942 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UMN Twin Cities Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $18,312 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 29 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,241 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UMKC.

Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at UMKC

#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wichita State University.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at WSU

#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 32 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

USD also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of South Dakota is $20,175 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of South Dakota Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#6

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dental hygiene students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Metro State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan State University is $20,003 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Metro State

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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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