2023 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
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Ranked Colleges
32
Degrees Awarded
$38,300
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Dental Hygiene” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is the 98th most popular major in the country with 8,807 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Hawaii, there were 32 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Dental Hygiene” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dental hygiene/hygienist programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The dental hygiene school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Dental Hygiene”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Dental Hygiene
The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii vets studying dental hygiene.
Top 2 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Dental Hygiene list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 17 ’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Manoa also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 18,025 students enrolled at University of Hawaii at Manoa were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 UH Manoa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii Maui College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Dental Hygiene. UH Maui College is a small public school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 15 ’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Maui College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 90 of the 2,936 students enrolled at University of Hawaii Maui College were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,848. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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