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Dental hygiene programs in Connecticut
Connecticut has 4 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Connecticut, expect to start around $87,190–$97,630 and reach a median of $100,690 with experience; the top quarter earn $103,380 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $49,296 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Connecticut
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,240 employed in Connecticut. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BridgeportEast HartfordHartfordWest Haven
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin University | East Hartford | non-profit | 20 | $49,296 | $12,039 | not reported | not reported |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport | non-profit | 36 | not reported | $20,972 | not reported | not reported |
| University of New Haven | West Haven | non-profit | 36 | not reported | $20,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Connecticut State Community College | Hartford | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 24% | 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.