2024 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Oregon

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of dental hygiene/hygienist. Combined, these schools handed out 146 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist to qualified students.

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Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Oregon

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dental hygiene degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Oregon Schools in Dental Hygiene

1

Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In OR

33 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

Pacific University is a good option for students interested in a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #194 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.

There were approximately 33 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.

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2

Portland Community College
Portland, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In OR

Portland Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Portland Community College is a large public college located in the large city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #300 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Portland Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 18 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Portland Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In OR

58 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist needs to check out Oregon Institute of Technology. OIT is a small public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls. This school ranks 10th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 58 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at OIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Lane Community College
Eugene, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In OR

Any student who is interested in dental hygiene/hygienist has to check out Lane Community College. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 19 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Lane Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Mt. Hood Community College
Gresham, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In OR

MHCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Gresham. This college ranks 12th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 18 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at MHCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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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).

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