2023 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,100
Avg Cost*
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 the Southeast Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is the 98th most popular major in the country with 8,807 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,929 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dental hygiene/hygienist programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dental hygiene/hygienist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying dental hygiene.
Top 2 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s list. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 36 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion also made our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Old Dominion]](/colleges/old-dominion-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s list. This small school is located in West Liberty, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
West Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 2,481 students enrolled at West Liberty University, 52 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,694. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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