2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Florida
18
Colleges in Florida
435
Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
dental hygiene/hygienist, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #98 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 18 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of dental hygiene/hygienist. Combined, these schools handed out 435 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School
Your choice of dental hygiene/hygienist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dental hygiene/hygienist schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Florida
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dental hygiene degree levels they offer.
10 Top Florida Schools in Dental Hygiene
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In FL
Broward College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #291 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 14 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at BC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In FL
Every student pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist has to check out Palm Beach State College. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Lake Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #258 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Palm Beach State College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 15 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Palm Beach State College in the most recent data year.
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Any student who is interested in dental hygiene/hygienist has to check out Valencia College. Valencia College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 23 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent data year.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In FL
It's hard to beat Hillsborough Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. HCC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #247 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means HCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 11 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at HCC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In FL
FSCJ is a very large public college located in the city of Jacksonville. A Best Colleges rank of #360 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FSCJ is a great college overall.
There were roughly 17 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at FSCJ in the most recent data year.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In FL
Located in the midsize suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 21st out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 14 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Santa Fe College in the most recent data year.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
17th
Most Popular In FL
49
Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Tallahassee Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #320 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tallahassee Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 49 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Tallahassee Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In FL
Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 25th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 9 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Indian River State College in the most recent year we have data available.
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EFSC is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Melbourne. This college ranks 24th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 21 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at EFSC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
17th
Most Popular In FL
Daytona State College is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Daytona Beach. This college ranks 35th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 24 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Daytona State College in the most recent year we have data available.
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