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2024 Best Surgical Technology Schools in Texas

30 Colleges in Texas
673 Surgical Technology/Technologist Degrees Awarded
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 30 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Surgical Technology Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 673 degrees in surgical technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Surgical Technology School

Best Surgical Technology Schools in Texas 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.

Pick Your Surgical Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Surgical Technology/Technologist

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Surgical Technology Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Surgical Technology in Texas

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.

10 Top Texas Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist

1
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El Centro College
Dallas, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
25th Most Popular In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in surgical technology has to take a look at El Centro College. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #362 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.

There were about 7 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in surgical technology from El Centro College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
87 Surgical Technology/Technologist Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat San Jacinto Community College if you want to pursue a degree in surgical technology. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #672 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means San Jacinto College is a great college overall.

There were about 87 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at San Jacinto College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in surgical technology from San Jacinto Community College

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Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
30.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in surgical technology has to take a look at Lone Star College System. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #801 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Harris Montgomery is a great college overall.

There were about 23 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at North Harris Montgomery in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in surgical technology from Lone Star College System

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Galveston College
Galveston, TX

Every student pursuing a degree in surgical technology needs to take a look at Galveston College. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, Galveston College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 91st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.More information about a degree in surgical technology from Galveston College

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #671 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tarrant County College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 20 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Tarrant County College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in surgical technology from Tarrant County College District

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX

St Philip's College is a large public college located in the city of San Antonio. A Best Colleges rank of #893 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St Philip's College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 14 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at St Philip's College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in surgical technology from St Philip’s College

7
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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
23rd Most Popular In TX
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #613 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DMC is a great college overall.

There were about 10 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at DMC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in surgical technology from Del Mar College

8
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Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX
32 Surgical Technology/Technologist Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 62nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 32 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Amarillo College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in surgical technology from Amarillo College

9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
32 Surgical Technology/Technologist Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #640 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Austin Community College District is a great college overall.

There were about 32 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in surgical technology from Austin Community College District

10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In TX
32 Surgical Technology/Technologist Degrees Awarded

Tyler Junior College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Tyler. This college ranks 86th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 32 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Tyler Junior College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in surgical technology from Tyler Junior College

Best Surgical Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Surgical Technology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 73
Oklahoma 565 4
New Mexico 416 43

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Surgical Technology is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Surgical Technology/Technologist

Related Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 1,648
Radiologic Technology 1,471
Respiratory Care Therapy 621
Physician Assistant 525
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 511
Athletic Training 238
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 130
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 48
Polysomnography 45
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 35

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