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Surgical technologist programs in Mississippi
Mississippi has 9 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in Mississippi, expect to start around $38,800–$47,120 and reach a median of $49,810 with experience; the top quarter earn $59,590 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,611 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What surgical technologists earn in Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,110 employed in Mississippi. National median: $64,650.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: DecaturFultonGoodmanMeridianPerkinstonPoplarvilleRaymondScoobaSenatobia
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 7 | $42,585 | $12,085 | 43% | not reported |
| Itawamba Community College | Fulton | Public | 12 | $40,773 | $8,514 | 50% | not reported |
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | Public | 13 | $39,377 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 40 | $38,611 | $9,808 | 45% | not reported |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Public | 6 | $36,922 | $10,500 | 48% | not reported |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | Public | 6 | $36,157 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | Public | 24 | $33,694 | $7,580 | 38% | not reported |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| East Central Community College | Decatur | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
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.