2024 Best Surgical Technology Schools
300
Colleges in the United States
7,583
Surgical Technology/Technologist Degrees Awarded
A degree in
surgical technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #169 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 300 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of surgical technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7,583 degrees in surgical technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Surgical Technology School
Your choice of surgical technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for surgical technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Surgical Technology Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Surgical Technology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Surgical Technology in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the surgical technology/technologist degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist
It's hard to beat Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale if you wish to pursue a degree in surgical technology. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #176 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
25th
Most Popular In TX
El Centro College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in surgical technology. El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #362 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 7 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from El Centro College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NE
It's hard to beat Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health if you wish to pursue a degree in surgical technology. Located in the large city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 2 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Nebraska Methodist College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Any student pursuing a degree in surgical technology has to look into San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula. is a small private for-profit college located in the city of Temecula.More information about a degree in surgical technology from San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
87
Surgical Technology/Technologist Degrees Awarded
San Jacinto College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Pasadena. This college ranks 36th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 87 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at San Jacinto College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from San Jacinto Community College
Tarrant County College is a very large public college located in the city of Fort Worth. This college ranks 35th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 20 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Tarrant County College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Tarrant County College District
Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #571 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CGTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 23 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at CGTC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Central Georgia Technical College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OH
Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 20 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Sinclair Community College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NM
Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #534 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CNM is a great college overall.
There were approximately 8 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Central New Mexico Community College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In GA
Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #533 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 27 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Gwinnett Technical College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In GA
37
Surgical Technology/Technologist Degrees Awarded
Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Rome. A Best Colleges rank of #542 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 37 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Northwestern Technical College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Undergraduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
Delgado Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of New Orleans. This college ranks 5th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.More information about a degree in surgical technology from Delgado Community College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In TX
Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 46th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 14 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at St Philip's College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from St Philip’s College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NV
CSN is a very large public college located in the city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CSN is a great college overall.
There were roughly 11 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from College of Southern Nevada
Montgomery College is a large public college located in the city of Rockville. A Best Colleges rank of #214 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Montgomery College is a great college overall.More information about a degree in surgical technology from Montgomery College