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Dental hygiene programs in New York
New York has 10 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in New York, expect to start around $77,680–$89,960 and reach a median of $106,130 with experience; the top quarter earn $121,740 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $51,231 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 13,660 employed in New York. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BinghamtonBronxBrooklynBuffaloFarmingdaleForest HillsMiddletownNew YorkRochesterTroy
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Hostos Community College | Bronx | Public | 35 | $60,946 | $16,500 | 16% | not reported |
| New York University | New York | non-profit | 58 | $60,040 | $19,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Orange County Community College | Middletown | Public | 17 | $54,555 | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Troy | Public | 23 | $54,122 | $16,250 | 35% | not reported |
| Monroe Community College | Rochester | Public | 24 | $51,231 | $13,501 | 27% | not reported |
| Farmingdale State College | Farmingdale | Public | 29 | $50,064 | $13,564 | not reported | not reported |
| SUNY Broome Community College | Binghamton | Public | 28 | $49,968 | $13,393 | 23% | not reported |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn | Public | 36 | $45,571 | $10,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Erie Community College | Buffalo | Public | 19 | $43,313 | $14,581 | 28% | not reported |
| Plaza College | Forest Hills | for-profit | 72 | not reported | $24,824 | 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.