2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

Ranked #24 in popularity, dental hygiene/hygienist is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 151 associate degrees in dental hygiene/hygienist during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of dental hygiene/hygienist for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on dental hygiene/hygienist students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of dental hygiene/hygienist students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dental hygiene/hygienist related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for dental hygiene/hygienist students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in dental hygiene/hygienist.

Top Maryland Schools for an Associate in Dental Hygiene

1

Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Baltimore City Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Baltimore City Community College is a small public college located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a associate in dental hygiene/hygienist from Baltimore City Community College

2

Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Hagerstown Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. HCC is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown.More information about a associate in dental hygiene/hygienist from Hagerstown Community College

3

Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in dental hygiene/hygienist has to take a look at Community College of Baltimore County. CCBC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Baltimore.More information about a associate in dental hygiene/hygienist from Community College of Baltimore County

4

Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Allegany College of Maryland is a good option for students pursuing an associate degree in dental hygiene/hygienist. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public college located in the town of Cumberland.More information about a associate in dental hygiene/hygienist from Allegany College of Maryland

5

Howard Community College
Columbia, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in dental hygiene/hygienist from Howard Community College

6

Fortis College - Landover
Landover, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Fortis College - Landover is a small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Landover.More information about a associate in dental hygiene/hygienist from Fortis College - Landover

Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	386
Pennsylvania	379	294
New Jersey	249	238
Delaware	96	20

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.