2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Maine

Ranked #98 in popularity, dental hygiene/hygienist is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of dental hygiene/hygienist. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 74 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist annually.

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• Best Overall Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools List

Pick Your Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degree Level

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 the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Maine. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Maine

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 Maine Schools in Dental Hygiene

1

University of New England
Biddeford, ME

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

1.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist has to take a look at University of New England. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.More information about a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist from University of New England

2

University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maine at Augusta is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. UMA is a small public university located in the town of Augusta.More information about a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist from University of Maine at Augusta

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	318
Connecticut	538	198
Rhode Island	436	25
New Hampshire	395	0
Vermont	352	17

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Dental Support Services area of study, Dental Hygiene/Hygienist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Dental Hygiene

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant	13

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.