2023 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Degrees Awarded
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southwest Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Southwest region, there were 942 dental hygiene/hygienist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dental hygiene/hygienist programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 the Southwest Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying dental hygiene.
Top 1 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Dental Hygiene for a Master’s list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 4 masters’s dental hygiene degrees in 2020-2021.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 22,311 students enrolled at University of New Mexico - Main Campus, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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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