2024 Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
111
Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,119
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
surgical technology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 111 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,119 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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various 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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools 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 the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.