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Radiology & sonography programs in Mississippi

Mississippi has 10 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Mississippi, expect to start around $40,740–$49,340 and reach a median of $59,300 with experience; the top quarter earn $66,160 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $37,766 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Mississippi

$40,740starting (10th percentile)
$49,340early career (25th)
$59,300median, all experience
$66,160experienced (75th)
$78,090top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,510 employed in Mississippi. National median: $80,110.

Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned

10campuses in Mississippi
137credentials awarded / yr
$37,766median earnings, yr 1 (Mississippi)
$45,833median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BoonevilleEllisvilleFultonMeridianMoorheadPerkinstonPoplarvilleRaymondSenatobiaWesson

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Hinds Community College Raymond Public 27 $42,585 $12,085 43% not reported
Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson Public 13 $41,115 not reported 50% not reported
Itawamba Community College Fulton Public 10 $40,773 $8,514 50% not reported
Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia Public 9 $38,611 $9,808 45% not reported
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Public 23 $36,922 $10,500 48% not reported
Jones County Junior College Ellisville Public 12 $36,539 not reported 41% not reported
Meridian Community College Meridian Public 9 $36,157 not reported 34% not reported
Pearl River Community College Poplarville Public 17 $33,694 $7,580 38% not reported
Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville Public 8 $27,714 not reported 34% not reported
Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead Public 9 not reported not reported 31% 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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