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Dental hygiene programs in Arizona
Arizona has 6 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Arizona, expect to start around $91,480–$98,660 and reach a median of $101,010 with experience; the top quarter earn $105,990 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arizona). Graduates of these Arizona programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $54,320 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,530 employed in Arizona. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Arizona, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: KingmanMesaPhoenixTempeTucson
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington College-Mesa | Mesa | for-profit | 29 | $58,499 | $27,688 | 54% | $52,531 |
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | Public | 17 | $55,308 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Pima Community College | Tucson | Public | 29 | $54,320 | $8,731 | 28% | not reported |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Public | 17 | $46,774 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public | 20 | $40,322 | $9,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Rio Salado College | Tempe | Public | 18 | not reported | $8,125 | 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.