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2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Mississippi

5 Colleges in Mississippi
74 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 looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 74 degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Mississippi 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

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

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 Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Mississippi

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.

Top Mississippi Schools in Dental Hygiene

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MS

Any student pursuing a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist has to take a look at Meridian Community College. MCC is a small public college located in the town of Meridian. A Best Colleges rank of #1760 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 6 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS

University of Mississippi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #550 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MS
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Pearl River Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the remote area of Poplarville. This college ranks 15th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 15 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Pearl River Community College in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS

Northeast Mississippi Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public college located in the remote town of Booneville. This college ranks 23rd out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

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

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MS

EMCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Scooba. This college ranks 19th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 11 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at EMCC 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 Colleges 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
Tennessee 624 222
South Carolina 530 119
Kentucky 518 97
Alabama 500 37
Louisiana 489 88
Arkansas 466 52
West Virginia 410 104

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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is one of 3 different types of Dental Support Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 256

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