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Radiology & sonography programs in Ohio

Ohio has 32 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Ohio, expect to start around $60,360–$64,950 and reach a median of $78,320 with experience; the top quarter earn $82,430 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $44,907 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Ohio

$60,360starting (10th percentile)
$64,950early career (25th)
$78,320median, all experience
$82,430experienced (75th)
$98,450top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,570 employed in Ohio. National median: $80,110.

Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned

32campuses in Ohio
639credentials awarded / yr
$44,907median earnings, yr 1 (Ohio)
$45,833median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AshtabulaBlue AshBrecksvilleCantonChesapeakeCincinnatiClevelandColumbusDaytonElyriaEuclidFindlayHuronKetteringKirtlandLimaMansfieldMariettaMarionNewarkPerrysburgPortsmouthRio GrandeSalemSpringfieldSt ClairsvilleSteubenvilleToledoWestervilleZanesville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Lakeland Community College Kirtland Public 14 $52,898 $15,987 24% not reported
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati Public 24 $49,058 $5,500 not reported not reported
James A. Rhodes State College Lima Public 17 $48,276 $13,115 not reported not reported
Sinclair Community College Dayton Public 26 $48,194 $14,197 not reported not reported
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash Public 25 $47,689 $14,750 not reported not reported
Kettering College Kettering non-profit 20 $47,031 $16,798 not reported not reported
Marion Technical College Marion Public 25 $46,184 $6,196 not reported not reported
Bowling Green State University-Firelands Huron Public 14 $45,831 $19,309 not reported not reported
North Central State College Mansfield Public 11 $45,624 $10,946 not reported not reported
Owens Community College Perrysburg Public 51 $45,385 $18,500 35% not reported
Central Ohio Technical College Newark Public 33 $45,179 $13,716 not reported not reported
University of Rio Grande Rio Grande non-profit 19 $45,013 $14,499 not reported not reported
Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland Public 68 $44,801 $10,925 31% not reported
Washington State Community College Marietta Public 13 $43,766 $16,895 not reported not reported
Kent State University at Salem Salem Public 21 $43,325 $17,500 not reported not reported
Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula Public 12 $43,325 $17,500 not reported not reported
Fortis College-Columbus Westerville for-profit 13 $43,137 $26,982 40% not reported
Zane State College Zanesville Public 11 $42,571 not reported not reported not reported
Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging Euclid non-profit 21 $41,571 $15,062 not reported not reported
Shawnee State University Portsmouth Public 17 $40,864 $13,500 not reported not reported
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton non-profit 16 $40,585 not reported not reported not reported
Lorain County Community College Elyria Public 28 $38,188 $16,404 not reported not reported
Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake Public 16 $37,578 $11,843 55% $15,814
Mercy College of Ohio Toledo non-profit 26 $37,115 $18,363 not reported not reported
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville Brecksville for-profit 17 $35,263 $26,416 59% not reported
Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville Public 8 $34,825 not reported not reported not reported
Columbus State Community College Columbus Public 26 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Xavier University Cincinnati non-profit 15 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Belmont College St Clairsville Public 13 not reported not reported 43% not reported
The University of Findlay Findlay non-profit 10 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Clark State College Springfield Public 7 not reported not reported not reported not reported
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati Public 2 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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