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Radiology & sonography programs in New Mexico

New Mexico has 4 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in New Mexico, expect to start around $59,560–$65,660 and reach a median of $79,940 with experience; the top quarter earn $93,250 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Mexico). Graduates of these New Mexico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $42,177 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in New Mexico

$59,560starting (10th percentile)
$65,660early career (25th)
$79,940median, all experience
$93,250experienced (75th)
$104,120top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,150 employed in New Mexico. National median: $80,110.

Campuses in New Mexico, ranked by what their graduates earned

4campuses in New Mexico
92credentials awarded / yr
$42,177median earnings, yr 1 (New Mexico)
$45,833median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AlbuquerqueClovisLas Cruces

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque for-profit 19 $47,003 not reported 68% $28,183
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces Public 39 $42,177 $9,000 19% not reported
Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque Public 26 $41,746 $5,374 31% not reported
Clovis Community College Clovis Public 8 not reported not reported 34% 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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