If you plan on majoring in surgical technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #169 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for surgical technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 151 degrees in surgical technology to qualified students.
Your choice of surgical technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Minnesota.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the surgical technology/technologist degree levels they offer.
Top Minnesota Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist
St Cloud Technical and Community College is a good option for students interested in a degree in surgical technology. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #689 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 37 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at St Cloud Technical and Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Saint Paul College is a good option for students interested in a degree in surgical technology. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Saint Paul. This college ranks 37th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 27 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Saint Paul College in the most recent year we have data available.
Rochester Community and Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in surgical technology. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #772 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rochester Community and Technical College is a great college overall.
There were about 17 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Rochester Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Lake Superior College if you want to pursue a degree in surgical technology. LSC is a small public college located in the small city of Duluth. This college ranks 40th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 1 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at LSC in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 11 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at M State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 52nd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 20 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Northland Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit university located in the small city of St. Cloud. A Best Colleges rank of #336 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #775 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Anoka Technical College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 12 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Anoka Technical College in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 49th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 4 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota West in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of surgical technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
