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2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Tennessee

8 Colleges in Tennessee
293 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #98 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 293 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Tennessee The dental hygiene program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist rankings. We derive our Best Overall Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Dental Hygiene
Bachelor's Degrees in Dental Hygiene

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 Tennessee. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Tennessee

The schools below may not offer all types of dental hygiene degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Dental Hygiene

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN

Every student who is interested in dental hygiene/hygienist has to look into The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. UTHSC is a small public university located in the large city of Memphis.

There were about 27 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at UTHSC in the most recent data year.

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South College
Knoxville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TN
73 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

South College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were about 73 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at South College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN

Tennessee State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 29th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 20 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN

Chattanooga State Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga. A Best Colleges rank of #897 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Chattanooga State Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 17 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Chattanooga State Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN

Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #802 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TN

Roane State Community College is a small public college located in the distant town of Harriman. This college ranks 36th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 10 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Roane State Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Located in the large city of Memphis, Concorde Career College - Memphis is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were about 30 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Concorde Career College - Memphis in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TN
70 Dental Hygiene Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Nashville, Remington College - Nashville Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 70 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Remington College - Nashville Campus in the most recent data year.

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Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 325
North Carolina 710 194
Georgia 690 316
Virginia 630 147
South Carolina 530 119
Kentucky 518 97
Mississippi 501 85
Alabama 500 37
Louisiana 489 88
Arkansas 466 52
West Virginia 410 104

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 549
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 19

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