2026 Best Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 15 schools to find the best for perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing students.
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Best Schools for Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing in the United States
Below are the best perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing schools at the master’s degree level, ranked by the quality of the education they deliver.
Top Schools in Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing
University Of Pennsylvania tops our 2026 ranking of the best perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing schools. Set in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Roughly 96% of students complete a degree within six years here. University Of Pennsylvania awarded about 102 perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, perioperative/operating room and surgical nurse/nursing degree recipients from University Of Pennsylvania generally make around $115,382. University Of Pennsylvania graduates carry a median of $22,410 in student loans.
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Other Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 15 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
