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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Farmingdale State College is a public institution located in Farmingdale, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $8,638 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students with aid per year to attend Farmingdale State College.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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 Getting Aid list. SUNY Canton is a public institution located in Canton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s 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. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Canton is $13,864 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students with aid.

Full SUNY Canton Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students with aid 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 $25,794 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Hygiene students with aid.

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 Getting Aid. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 7 degrees 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 with aid list, Pitt has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pitt is $27,938 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Pitt

#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 Getting Aid list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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 New York University is $39,772 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree dental hygiene students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at NYU

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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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