2025 Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland
5
Colleges in Maryland
51
Associate Degrees
Ranked #36 in popularity,
surgical technology is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 51 associate degrees in surgical technology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Surgical Technology School for Your Associate Degree
The surgical technology/technologist associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on surgical technology students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other surgical technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized surgical technology related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for surgical technology students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Surgical Technology Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.