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Dental hygiene programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 13 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $63,130–$75,620 and reach a median of $80,610 with experience; the top quarter earn $99,950 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $47,521 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,970 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BethlehemBlue BellBryn MawrEssingtonHarrisburgJenkintownNanticokePhiladelphiaPittsburghScrantonWilliamsportWillow StreetYoungwood
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg | Public | 17 | $53,044 | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem | Public | 24 | $49,598 | $16,000 | 24% | not reported |
| Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Public | 19 | $49,132 | $14,500 | 24% | not reported |
| Manor College | Jenkintown | non-profit | 14 | $48,357 | $15,375 | not reported | not reported |
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr | non-profit | 22 | $47,521 | $19,915 | 44% | not reported |
| Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell | Public | 15 | $47,054 | $13,470 | 28% | not reported |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | Public | 25 | $46,493 | $16,931 | not reported | not reported |
| Luzerne County Community College | Nanticoke | Public | 17 | $39,235 | $12,500 | 23% | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton | Scranton | for-profit | 11 | $33,414 | $24,166 | 46% | not reported |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport | Public | 31 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| All-State Career School | Essington | for-profit | 29 | not reported | not reported | 54% | $23,923 |
| Westmoreland County Community College | Youngwood | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Willow Street | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 91% | $22,146 |
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.