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Surgical technologist programs in Arizona
Arizona has 8 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in Arizona, expect to start around $50,030–$62,620 and reach a median of $72,260 with experience; the top quarter earn $83,550 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arizona). Graduates of these Arizona programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $47,696 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What surgical technologists earn in Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,410 employed in Arizona. National median: $64,650.
Campuses in Arizona, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: KingmanMesaPhoenixTempeTucson
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | Public | 6 | $54,134 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| GateWay Community College | Phoenix | Public | 32 | $50,238 | $9,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Pima Community College | Tucson | Public | 4 | $45,155 | $7,000 | 28% | not reported |
| East Valley Institute of Technology | Mesa | Public | 26 | $42,911 | not reported | 68% | not reported |
| Brookline College-Tempe | Tempe | for-profit | 64 | not reported | not reported | 40% | $26,076 |
| Brookline College-Tucson | Tucson | for-profit | 47 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $28,723 |
| Carrington College-Phoenix North | Phoenix | for-profit | 22 | not reported | not reported | 62% | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix | Phoenix | for-profit | 16 | not reported | $27,551 | 65% | $27,348 |
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.