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Dental hygiene programs in Georgia
Georgia has 12 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Georgia, expect to start around $74,610–$81,140 and reach a median of $95,490 with experience; the top quarter earn $101,620 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $46,963 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,440 employed in Georgia. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAthensAtlantaColumbusGainesvilleRomeSavannahSmyrnaVidaliaWacoWarner Robins
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State University-Perimeter College | Atlanta | Public | 25 | $53,739 | not reported | 22% | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 10 | $52,787 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 15 | $50,744 | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 21 | $47,389 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 13 | $46,963 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 14 | $45,490 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 27 | $43,720 | $12,000 | 47% | not reported |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 10 | $39,026 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Smyrna | Smyrna | for-profit | 41 | $32,069 | $21,416 | 59% | not reported |
| Georgia Highlands College | Rome | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Albany State University | Albany | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 38% | 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.