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2023 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

2 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Dental Hygiene for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Dental Hygiene for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 8,807 people earned their degree in dental hygiene/hygienist, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 348 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Dental Hygiene for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dental hygiene/hygienist programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dental hygiene/hygienist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Dental Hygiene for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Dental Hygiene for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree vets studying dental hygiene.

Top 2 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Dental Hygiene for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus supports 32,277 students, and 509 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 364 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Dental Hygiene for a Bachelor’s. Penn College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s dental hygiene degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 4,565 students enrolled at Penn College, 289 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,863. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Penn College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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