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Dental hygiene programs in Utah
Utah has 5 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Utah, expect to start around $78,830–$81,660 and reach a median of $91,120 with experience; the top quarter earn $95,490 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Utah). Graduates of these Utah programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,017 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Utah
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,780 employed in Utah. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Utah, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: EphraimOgdenOremSalt Lake City
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Community College | Salt Lake City | Public | 22 | $38,282 | $9,553 | 29% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | for-profit | 30 | $31,752 | $41,634 | 60% | not reported |
| Weber State University | Ogden | Public | 29 | not reported | $21,366 | not reported | not reported |
| Snow College | Ephraim | Public | 24 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Utah Valley University | Orem | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.