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Surgical technologist programs in New Jersey
New Jersey has 5 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in New Jersey, expect to start around $48,270–$64,440 and reach a median of $77,200 with experience; the top quarter earn $85,700 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $42,666 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What surgical technologists earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,780 employed in New Jersey. National median: $64,650.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: OceanParamusPiscatawayRamseyWoodland Park
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | Piscataway | for-profit | 15 | $47,968 | $15,063 | 88% | not reported |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | for-profit | 33 | $44,055 | $21,260 | not reported | not reported |
| Medical Career Institute | Ocean | for-profit | 26 | $41,278 | $12,404 | 100% | not reported |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey | Ramsey | for-profit | 42 | $40,992 | $18,493 | not reported | not reported |
| Bergen Community College | Paramus | Public | 13 | not reported | $9,500 | 21% | 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.