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Undergraduate Certificate in Surgical Technology

Undergraduate Certificates in Surgical Technology

1,399 Yearly Graduations
81% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 47% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% 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, 1,399 people earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate 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 estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in surgical technology/technologist. About 81.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 266
Women 1,133
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The racial-ethnic distribution of surgical technology/technologist undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 50
Black or African American 181
Hispanic or Latino 329
White 691
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 141
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to surgical technology/technologist that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Medical Technology 5,785
Sonographer/Ultrasound Technology 1,262
Cardiovascular Technology 278
Medical Radiologic Technology 236
Allied Health/Treatment Professions 172

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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