2026 Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Nebraska

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for dental hygiene/hygienist students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools in Nebraska

Best Schools for Dental Hygiene/Hygienist in Nebraska

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dental hygiene/hygienist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

1

Central Community College
Grand Island, NE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Awarded

$53,860 Median Starting Salary

Central Community College tops our 2026 ranking of the best dental hygiene/hygienist schools. Set in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a moderately-sized public institution. There were roughly 15 dental hygiene/hygienist students who graduated with this degree at Central Community College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the dental hygiene/hygienist program make about $53,860 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $11,000 to complete this degree. Read more about the dental hygiene/hygienist program at Central Community College

2

University Of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Degrees Awarded

$59,621 Median Starting Salary

University Of Nebraska Medical Center came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best dental hygiene/hygienist schools. University Of Nebraska Medical Center is a mid-sized public school located in the city of Omaha. University Of Nebraska Medical Center awarded about 23 dental hygiene/hygienist degrees in the most recent data year. Dental Hygiene/hygienist graduates of University Of Nebraska Medical Center earn a median of $59,621 early in their careers. University Of Nebraska Medical Center graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. See the full dental hygiene/hygienist program report for University Of Nebraska Medical Center

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.

• 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.