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Dental hygiene programs in Mississippi
Mississippi has 6 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Mississippi, expect to start around $58,810–$63,000 and reach a median of $67,280 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,600 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $40,312 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,140 employed in Mississippi. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BoonevilleMeridianMoorheadPoplarvilleScoobaSenatobia
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | Public | 15 | $40,972 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville | Public | 19 | $39,653 | $16,077 | 34% | not reported |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 45% | 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.