Surgical Technology at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Every surgical technology/technologist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the surgical technology/technologist program at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith stacks up to those at other schools.

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and approximately 5,887 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.

UAFS Surgical Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

UAFS 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 UAFS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surgical technology/technologist majors at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

UAFS Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at UAFS are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Radiologic Technology

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Surgical Technologists	1,110	$42,720

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.