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Dental hygiene programs in Rhode Island
Rhode Island has 1 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Rhode Island, expect to start around $83,800–$84,030 and reach a median of $86,910 with experience; the top quarter earn $91,160 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Rhode Island). Graduates of these Rhode Island programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $59,920 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Rhode Island
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 770 employed in Rhode Island. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Rhode Island, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Warwick
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College of Rhode Island | Warwick | Public community college | 21 | $59,920 | $21,000 | 26% | 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.