2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #24 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for dental hygiene/hygienist students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 associate degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on dental hygiene/hygienist students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of dental hygiene/hygienist students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dental hygiene/hygienist related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for dental hygiene/hygienist students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in West Virginia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for dental hygiene/hygienist students seeking a an associate degree.

Top West Virginia Schools for an Associate in Dental Hygiene

1

West Liberty University
West Liberty, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

West Liberty University is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. West Liberty University is a small public university located in the rural area of West Liberty.More information about a associate in dental hygiene/hygienist from West Liberty University

2

BridgeValley Community & Technical College
South Charleston, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in dental hygiene/hygienist needs to take a look at BridgeValley Community & Technical College. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a small public college located in the medium-sized suburb of South Charleston.More information about a associate in dental hygiene/hygienist from BridgeValley Community & Technical College

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	65
Florida	232	272
North Carolina	231	159
Georgia	217	179
Tennessee	170	145
Virginia	158	79
Kentucky	129	37
Louisiana	124	21
Alabama	109	37
South Carolina	105	119

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Related Rankings by Major

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is one of 3 different types of Dental Support Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Dental Hygiene

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.