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 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Surgical Technology Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 137 degrees in surgical technology to qualified students.
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 Mississippi.
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Best Schools for Surgical Technology in Mississippi
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 Mississippi Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist
Any student pursuing a degree in surgical technology needs to look into Hinds Community College. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the town of Raymond. A Best Colleges rank of #1596 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hinds Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 12 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Hinds Community College in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College if you want to pursue a degree in surgical technology. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston. A Best Colleges rank of #1082 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 12 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Northwest Mississippi Community College if you want to pursue a degree in surgical technology. Located in the town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 19th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were approximately 22 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at NWCC in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Pearl River Community College if you want to pursue a degree in surgical technology. Pearl River Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Poplarville. This college ranks 16th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were approximately 20 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Pearl River Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1634 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ICC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 14 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at ICC in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1162 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Holmes Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 23 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Holmes Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
EMCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Scooba. This college ranks 18th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 14 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at EMCC in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Decatur, East Central Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 24th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 12 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at East Central 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.
