ADBLOCK #102
College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2026 Best Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools in Kansas

3 Colleges in the United States
56 Surgical Technology/Technologist Degrees Awarded
$50,280 Avg Early-Career Salary

Surgical Technology/Technologist is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual analyzed 7 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best surgical technology/technologist schools.

What’s on this page:

ADBLOCK #159
DEBUG: Raw major_slug = ""
DEBUG: Initial offers_url = "https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/surgical-technology-technologist/offers.json", major_slug = ""
DEBUG: After cleaning major_slug = ""
DEBUG: Before URL cleaning = "https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/surgical-technology-technologist/offers.json"
DEBUG: After TrimSuffix = "https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/surgical-technology-technologist/offers.json"
DEBUG: After HTTPS placeholder = "HTTPS_TEMP_PLACEHOLDERwww.collegefactual.com/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/surgical-technology-technologist/offers.json"
DEBUG: After slash cleaning = "HTTPS_TEMP_PLACEHOLDERwww.collegefactual.com/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/surgical-technology-technologist/offers.json"
DEBUG: After URL cleaning = "https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/surgical-technology-technologist/offers.json"
DEBUG: offers_url = https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/surgical-technology-technologist/offers.json
DEBUG: major_slug = ""
DEBUG: offers_url is valid, proceeding to fetch data
DEBUG: offers_data.offers found, count = 3
DEBUG: Specific major detected (cip4 = 51.09), keeping min_relevance at 0.8
DEBUG: Starting relevance filtering - min_relevance = 0.8, max_relevance = 1
DEBUG: Checking offer "Surgical Tech (I Have a HS Diploma or Associate Degree)" with relevance 1
DEBUG: ✓ Offer "Surgical Tech (I Have a HS Diploma or Associate Degree)" ACCEPTED (relevance 1)
DEBUG: Checking offer "Surgical Tech (I Have a HS Diploma or Associate Degree)" with relevance 1
DEBUG: ✓ Offer "Surgical Tech (I Have a HS Diploma or Associate Degree)" ACCEPTED (relevance 1)
DEBUG: Checking offer "BS in Health Sciences" with relevance 0.8
DEBUG: ✓ Offer "BS in Health Sciences" ACCEPTED (relevance 0.8)
DEBUG: relevant_offers count = 3
DEBUG: relevant_offers > 0, checking for ESYOH offers
DEBUG: ESYOH filtering - found 2 ESYOH offers with relevance >= 0.8
DEBUG: esyoh_offers count = 2
DEBUG: ESYOH offers found, rendering ESYOH widget
DEBUG: most_relevant_only = true, filtering for most relevant
DEBUG: Found 2 offers with relevance >= 1.0

Best Schools for Surgical Technology/Technologist in Kansas

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the surgical technology/technologist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist

1

Our analysis ranked Washburn University the best school in the country for a degree in surgical technology/technologist. Set in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a moderately-sized public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 44%. Washburn University awarded about 11 surgical technology/technologist degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, surgical technology/technologist degree recipients from Washburn University generally make around $62,106. Washburn University graduates carry a median of $22,083 in student loans. Get the full surgical technology/technologist details for Washburn University

2

Seward County Community College And Area Technical School came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best surgical technology/technologist schools. Set in the town of Liberal, Seward County Community College And Area Technical School is a mid-sized public institution. There were roughly 11 surgical technology/technologist students who graduated with this degree at Seward County Community College And Area Technical School in the most recent data year. Graduates of the surgical technology/technologist program make about $53,375 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $9,175 to complete this degree. Read more about the surgical technology/technologist program at Seward County Community College And Area Technical School

3

Wichita Area Technical College came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best surgical technology/technologist schools. Located in the city of Wichita, Wichita Area Technical College is a moderately-sized public university. About 34 surgical technology/technologist degrees were awarded at Wichita Area Technical College in the most recent year. Graduates of the surgical technology/technologist program make about $35,358 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $11,828. See the full surgical technology/technologist program report for Wichita Area Technical College

ADBLOCK #173
View All Surgical Technology/Technologist Rankings >

ADBLOCK #115

Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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 · 7 schools evaluated.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

ADBLOCK #116

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs
ADBLOCK #613

Compare Your School Options