Dental Hygiene/Hygienist at Old Dominion University

Every dental hygiene/hygienist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental hygiene program at Old Dominion University stacks up to those at other schools.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist section at the bottom of this page.

Old Dominion Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
Master’s Degree in Dental Hygiene

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Old Dominion offers distance education options for dental hygiene at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Old Dominion Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Rankings

Dental Hygiene Student Demographics at Old Dominion

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental hygiene majors at Old Dominion University.

Old Dominion Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Master’s Program

72% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of dental hygiene master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 6% men graduate in dental hygiene each year. Old Dominion does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a dental hygiene master's degree from Old Dominion, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Old Dominion University with a master's in dental hygiene.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Dental Hygiene Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental hygiene can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Dental Hygienists	5,990	$79,640

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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