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Radiology & sonography programs in Connecticut

Connecticut has 5 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Connecticut, expect to start around $68,070–$79,860 and reach a median of $91,970 with experience; the top quarter earn $103,720 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $47,093 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Connecticut

$68,070starting (10th percentile)
$79,860early career (25th)
$91,970median, all experience
$103,720experienced (75th)
$122,760top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,230 employed in Connecticut. National median: $80,110.

Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned

5campuses in Connecticut
175credentials awarded / yr
$47,093median earnings, yr 1 (Connecticut)
$45,833median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: FairfieldHartfordStratfordWest Hartford

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Sacred Heart University Fairfield non-profit 23 $56,400 $18,492 not reported not reported
American Institute-West Hartford West Hartford for-profit 18 $49,549 $25,000 56% $24,536
Connecticut State Community College Hartford Public 114 $47,093 not reported 24% not reported
American Institute of Healthcare & Technology Stratford for-profit 13 not reported not reported 100% $39,163
University of Hartford West Hartford non-profit 7 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.

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