Surgical Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #169 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for surgical technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 degrees in surgical technology during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The surgical technology/technologist program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Surgical Technology rankings. For our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Surgical Technology Schools in Idaho list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of surgical technology/technologist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Idaho Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist
Any student pursuing a degree in surgical technology has to look into North Idaho College. Located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1196 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NIC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 6 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at NIC in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in surgical technology needs to look into College of Southern Idaho. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public college located in the town of Twin Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #1447 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means College of Southern Idaho is a great college overall.
There were roughly 35 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at College of Southern Idaho in the most recent year we have data available.
College of Western Idaho is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in surgical technology. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 27 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at CWI in the most recent year we have data available.
College of Eastern Idaho is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in surgical technology. Located in the small city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 1899th out of 2,217 schools for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 12 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at CEI in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The surgical technology/technologist program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Surgical Technology rankings. For our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
