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Surgical technologist programs in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 7 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in Massachusetts, expect to start around $60,350–$68,830 and reach a median of $80,870 with experience; the top quarter earn $98,300 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Massachusetts). Graduates of these Massachusetts programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $58,393 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What surgical technologists earn in Massachusetts

$60,350starting (10th percentile)
$68,830early career (25th)
$80,870median, all experience
$98,300experienced (75th)
$109,550top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,220 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $64,650.

Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned

7campuses in Massachusetts
78credentials awarded / yr
$58,393median earnings, yr 1 (Massachusetts)
$41,966median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BostonDanversNorth AdamsQuincySpringfieldWellesley HillsWorcester

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
North Shore Community College Danvers Public 10 $60,418 $16,250 18% not reported
Bunker Hill Community College Boston Public 37 $58,877 $8,675 13% not reported
Quinsigamond Community College Worcester Public 10 $58,393 $21,000 22% not reported
Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Public 8 $54,781 $10,002 32% not reported
Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills Public 6 $46,701 not reported 17% not reported
Quincy College Quincy Public 6 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Charles H McCann Technical School North Adams Public 1 not reported not reported 100% $17,976

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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