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Best Schools for Surgical Technology/Technologist in Indiana
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall surgical technology/technologist education in Indiana.
Top Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist
No school ranked higher than Ivy Tech Community College this year for surgical technology/technologist. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public university. About 106 surgical technology/technologist degrees were awarded at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year. Students who receive their surgical technology/technologist degree from Ivy Tech Community College earn around $64,476 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $11,696.
More information about a degree in surgical technology/technologist from Ivy Tech Community College
Students looking for a strong surgical technology/technologist program will find one at University Of Saint Francis Fort Wayne, which ranked #2. University Of Saint Francis Fort Wayne is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne. Roughly 54% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 10 surgical technology/technologist students who graduated with this degree at University Of Saint Francis Fort Wayne in the most recent data year. Surgical Technology/technologist graduates of University Of Saint Francis Fort Wayne earn a median of $87,705 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $19,500.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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