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Dental hygiene programs in New Jersey
New Jersey has 4 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in New Jersey, expect to start around $94,260–$101,270 and reach a median of $107,040 with experience; the top quarter earn $115,470 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $55,936 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,230 employed in New Jersey. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BlackwoodEdisonMount LaurelParamus
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex College | Edison | Public | 24 | $65,365 | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Bergen Community College | Paramus | Public | 38 | $57,621 | $17,183 | 21% | not reported |
| Rowan College at Burlington County | Mount Laurel | Public | 16 | $54,251 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public | 13 | $48,423 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.