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Basic Certificate in Surgical Technology

Basic Certificates in Surgical Technology

1,035 Yearly Graduations
80% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 42% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.1% of surgical technology/technologist graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Surgical Technology/Technologist Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,035 people 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 4,981
Undergraduate Certificate 1,399
Basic Certificate 1,035
Bachelor’s Degree 18

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 80.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 205
Women 830
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The racial-ethnic distribution of surgical technology/technologist basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 17
Black or African American 179
Hispanic or Latino 193
White 590
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 55
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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 18,429
Allied Health/Treatment Professions 719
Electrocardiograph Technology 568
Radiologic Technology 518
Athletic Training 180

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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