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2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree dental hygiene students with aid list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at UMN Twin Cities

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dental Hygiene Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s dental hygiene students in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Report

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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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