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CIP 51.0602 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist.

A program that prepares individuals to clean teeth and apply preventive materials, provide oral health education and treatment counseling to patients, identify oral pathologies and injuries, and manage dental hygiene practices. Includes instruction in dental anatomy, microbiology, and pathology; dental hygiene theory and techniques; cleaning equipment operation and maintenance; dental materials; radiology; patient education and counseling; office management; supervised clinical training; and professional standards.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Dental Hygiene/Hygienist award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0602. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years340
2025Associate degree2686,051
2025Certificate 2–4 years14
2025Bachelor degree932,471
2025Master degree13100
2025Post-master certificate11
2025Certificate under 12 weeks477
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year4176
2024Certificate 1–2 years437
2024Associate degree2635,949
2024Certificate 2–4 years311
2024Bachelor degree912,454
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2024Master degree11104
2024Certificate under 12 weeks281
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year5165
2023Certificate 1–2 years657
2023Associate degree2635,512
2023Certificate 2–4 years210
2023Bachelor degree912,388
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2023Master degree1489
2023Post-master certificate11
2023Certificate under 12 weeks280
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year5247
2022Certificate 1–2 years436
2022Associate degree2495,673
2022Certificate 2–4 years215
2022Bachelor degree922,516
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2022Master degree9106
2022Certificate under 12 weeks288
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year489
2021Certificate 1–2 years433
2021Associate degree2395,647
2021Certificate 2–4 years18
2021Bachelor degree912,782
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2021Master degree13114
2021Certificate under 12 weeks2130
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year492
2020Certificate 1–2 years539
2020Associate degree2234,266
2020Certificate 2–4 years18
2020Bachelor degree852,194
2020Master degree1387
2020Certificate under 12 weeks138
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year392

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.0602 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

355 institutions

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