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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Surgical Technology Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 192 degrees in surgical technology during the 2020-2021 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. 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.
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.
The surgical technology/technologist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Surgical Technology Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for Surgical Technology in the New England Region
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.
Top New England Region Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist
Quinsigamond Community College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in surgical technology. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #854 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Quinsigamond Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 11 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent data year.
Gateway Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in surgical technology. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 15th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 13 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Gateway Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
North Shore Community College is a good option for students interested in a degree in surgical technology. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #632 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Shore Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 10 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at North Shore Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Springfield Technical Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in surgical technology. STCC is a small public college located in the city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #912 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means STCC is a great college overall.
There were about 16 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at STCC in the most recent year we have data available.
MCC is a small public college located in the large suburb of Manchester. This college ranks 19th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 14 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.
SMCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of South Portland. This college ranks 12th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 4 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at SMCC in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #465 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means New England Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 29 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at New England Tech in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 9 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Maine Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 5 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Great Bay Community College 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).
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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. 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.
