Surgical Technology at Universidad Metropolitana

What traits are you looking for in a surgical technology/technologist school? To help you decide if Universidad Metropolitana is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's surgical technology/technologist program.

UMET is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 8,893 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Surgical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

UMET Surgical Technology Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Surgical Technology/Technologist (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

UMET Surgical Technology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at UMET

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surgical technology/technologist majors at Universidad Metropolitana.

UMET Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at UMET may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

UMET does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in surgical technology/technologist graduates 62% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Universidad Metropolitana with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
• Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
• Respiratory Care Therapy

Careers That Surgical Technology/Technologist Grads May Go Into

A degree in surgical technology/technologist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PR, the home state for Universidad Metropolitana.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By 1b3lrtz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.