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2026 Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Oklahoma

[Dental Hygiene/Hygienist](/majors/health-care-professions/dental-support-services/dental-hygiene-hygienist/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for dental hygiene/hygienist students.

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• Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Oklahoma

2026 Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Oklahoma

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the dental hygiene/hygienist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools

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Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK

$3,792 In-State Tuition & Fees

$18,500 Avg Student Debt

$39,746 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in dental hygiene/hygienist, no school beat Tulsa Community College this year. Set in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $3,792 in tuition and fees, compared with $9,720 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $18,500 to complete the dental hygiene/hygienist program here. Early-career dental hygiene/hygienist graduates make about $63,224. Set against $18,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Rose State College
Midwest City, OK

$5,030 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,500 Avg Student Debt

$37,555 Median Earnings (10yr)

Rose State College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value dental hygiene/hygienist schools. Rose State College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Midwest City. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,030, compared with $11,407 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,500 to complete the dental hygiene/hygienist program here. Soon after graduation, dental hygiene/hygienist degree recipients from Rose State College generally make around $70,427. Set against $22,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.