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Basic Certificates in Surgical Technology

924 Yearly Graduations
81% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 36% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.6% of surgical technology/technologist graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Surgical Technology/Technologist Majors

In 2020-2021, 924 earned their basic certificate in surgical technology/technologist. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in surgical technology/technologist at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 4,193
Undergraduate Certificate 2,452
Basic Certificate 924
Bachelor’s Degree 14

Earnings of Surgical Technology/Technologist Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for surgical technology/technologist students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in surgical technology/technologist. About 80.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 180
Women 744
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The racial-ethnic distribution of surgical technology/technologist basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 12
Black or African American 173
Hispanic or Latino 128
White 553
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 52
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to surgical technology/technologist that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Medical Technology 17,138
Allied Health/Treatment Professions 908
Electrocardiograph Technology 538
Radiologic Technology 423
Medical Radiologic Technology 204

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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