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Surgical technologist programs in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has 3 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in Puerto Rico, expect to start around $25,500–$26,880 and reach a median of $30,600 with experience; the top quarter earn $34,200 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Puerto Rico). Graduates of these Puerto Rico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $12,911 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What surgical technologists earn in Puerto Rico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,080 employed in Puerto Rico. National median: $64,650.
Campuses in Puerto Rico, ranked by what their graduates earned
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atenas College | Manati | non-profit | 7 | $13,920 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | San Juan | non-profit | 28 | $11,902 | $8,250 | not reported | not reported |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | Arecibo | non-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.