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Surgical technologist programs in Texas
Texas has 38 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in Texas, expect to start around $39,950–$50,100 and reach a median of $65,220 with experience; the top quarter earn $80,790 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $47,223 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What surgical technologists earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 10,160 employed in Texas. National median: $64,650.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AmarilloAthensAustinBig SpringBrenhamCiscoCorpus ChristiDallasEl PasoFort WorthGainesvilleGalvestonGrand PrairieHoustonKilgoreLevellandLufkinMcKinneyOdessaParisPasadenaPort ArthurSan AntonioTempleThe WoodlandsTylerVernonWaco
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas College | Dallas | Public | 15 | $60,486 | $10,942 | not reported | not reported |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Public | 23 | $58,379 | $9,625 | not reported | not reported |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public | 19 | $58,131 | $10,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Public | 26 | $57,468 | $14,683 | 34% | not reported |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Public | 9 | $56,341 | $7,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Blinn College District | Brenham | Public | 4 | $53,406 | $17,250 | 11% | not reported |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public | 57 | $50,998 | $6,334 | 46% | not reported |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Public | 8 | $49,601 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Howard College | Big Spring | Public | 8 | $49,238 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | for-profit | 18 | $49,037 | $20,000 | 55% | $35,571 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public | 9 | $48,765 | $3,500 | not reported | not reported |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Public | 11 | $48,546 | $17,350 | 35% | not reported |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public | 21 | $47,856 | $8,453 | not reported | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 9 | $47,843 | $18,708 | 69% | $31,846 |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas | for-profit | 24 | $47,449 | $20,000 | 60% | $30,222 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 40 | $47,335 | $9,912 | not reported | not reported |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Public | 1 | $47,223 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public | 48 | $46,590 | $6,750 | not reported | not reported |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public | 9 | $46,575 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Public | 25 | $45,935 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso | for-profit | 26 | $45,828 | $41,654 | not reported | not reported |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Public | 13 | $45,427 | $11,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Public | 21 | $44,821 | $12,200 | not reported | not reported |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | for-profit | 8 | $44,738 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public | 29 | $43,257 | $12,817 | 32% | not reported |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | Public | 6 | $42,503 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| McLennan Community College | Waco | Public | 15 | $41,705 | $12,780 | 39% | not reported |
| Fortis College | Houston | for-profit | 23 | $39,835 | $20,000 | 64% | $34,445 |
| Fortis Institute | Houston | for-profit | 16 | $39,835 | $20,000 | 68% | $24,474 |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | Public | 5 | $39,525 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 53 | $38,184 | $25,510 | 64% | $33,271 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Houston | for-profit | 35 | $38,184 | $25,510 | not reported | $33,383 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | Austin | for-profit | 31 | $35,736 | not reported | 64% | $32,369 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Temple College | Temple | Public | 7 | not reported | $12,916 | 32% | not reported |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Cisco College | Cisco | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 30% | 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.