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Radiology & sonography programs in Missouri

Missouri has 11 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Missouri, expect to start around $50,810–$63,090 and reach a median of $73,080 with experience; the top quarter earn $80,770 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $47,709 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Missouri

$50,810starting (10th percentile)
$63,090early career (25th)
$73,080median, all experience
$80,770experienced (75th)
$97,150top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,170 employed in Missouri. National median: $80,110.

Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned

11campuses in Missouri
210credentials awarded / yr
$47,709median earnings, yr 1 (Missouri)
$45,833median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BolivarBridgetonCape GirardeauHillsboroJoplinKansas CityLinnSedaliaSpringfieldUnion

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton Public 43 $49,038 $8,250 not reported not reported
Jefferson College Hillsboro Public 20 $48,969 not reported 38% not reported
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City Public 31 $48,908 $11,611 34% not reported
Concorde Career College-Kansas City Kansas City for-profit 17 $47,843 $18,708 not reported $34,349
State Fair Community College Sedalia Public 25 $47,372 $18,990 44% not reported
East Central College Union Public 14 $43,070 not reported 48% not reported
Cox College Springfield non-profit 18 not reported $18,444 not reported not reported
Southwest Baptist University Bolivar non-profit 14 not reported $14,000 not reported not reported
State Technical College of Missouri Linn Public 11 not reported not reported 84% not reported
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau non-profit 10 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Missouri Southern State University Joplin Public 7 not reported $13,375 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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