2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Montana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Montana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Surgical Technology is the 178th most popular major in the country with 7,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Montana, there were 8 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,253 and $16,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Montana” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in surgical technology/technologist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great surgical technology/technologist programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the surgical technology/technologist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Montana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Montana.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Surgical Technology in Montana

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$15,246 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Montana list. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UM is $15,246 for Montana Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.

Full UM Surgical Technology Report

#2

Flathead Valley Community College

Kalispell, Montana

#2 in overall quality

$9,554 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Flathead Valley Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kalispell, Montana, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2019-2020.

Flathead Valley Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Montana” list. The yearly cost to attend Flathead Valley Community College is $9,554 for Montana Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students.

Read more about Surgical Technology at Flathead Valley Community College

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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