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Dental hygiene programs in Tennessee
Tennessee has 7 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Tennessee, expect to start around $76,190–$80,380 and reach a median of $84,640 with experience; the top quarter earn $94,240 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $45,987 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,570 employed in Tennessee. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ChattanoogaCollegedaleHarrimanKnoxvilleMemphisNashville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | Nashville | non-profit | 38 | $49,510 | $23,250 | 47% | not reported |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | Public | 20 | $47,786 | $16,215 | not reported | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | for-profit | 30 | $44,189 | $25,250 | 55% | $29,351 |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public | 22 | $31,237 | $12,698 | 26% | not reported |
| South College | Knoxville | for-profit | 52 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | non-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | 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.