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Dental hygiene programs in Missouri
Missouri has 5 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Missouri, expect to start around $59,880–$83,890 and reach a median of $92,750 with experience; the top quarter earn $98,240 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $52,882 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Missouri
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,810 employed in Missouri. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BridgetonJoplinKansas CitySedaliaSpringfield
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | Kansas City | for-profit | 61 | $55,970 | $25,250 | not reported | $34,349 |
| State Fair Community College | Sedalia | Public | 10 | $55,496 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Saint Louis Community College | Bridgeton | Public | 26 | $50,268 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | 16 | $32,230 | $8,216 | not reported | not reported |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin | Public | 27 | not reported | $22,143 | 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.