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Radiology & sonography programs in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 28 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $56,430–$63,510 and reach a median of $76,050 with experience; the top quarter earn $82,080 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $47,149 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Pennsylvania

$56,430starting (10th percentile)
$63,510early career (25th)
$76,050median, all experience
$82,080experienced (75th)
$97,740top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 8,090 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $80,110.

Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned

28campuses in Pennsylvania
557credentials awarded / yr
$47,149median earnings, yr 1 (Pennsylvania)
$45,833median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BethlehemBloomsburgBlue BellBryn MawrButlerChesterCressonErieHarrisburgJohnstownLancasterMonacaNew KensingtonNewtownPhiladelphiaPittsburghReadingSchuylkill HavenScrantonState CollegeWilliamsportYoungwood

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Lackawanna College Scranton non-profit 34 $57,728 $19,000 not reported not reported
South Hills School of Business & Technology State College for-profit 33 $56,354 $19,500 73% not reported
Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem Public 31 $52,666 $19,253 24% not reported
Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia Public 19 $51,336 $11,459 24% not reported
Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg Public 10 $50,129 $20,112 21% not reported
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven Public 16 $48,326 $12,625 not reported not reported
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington Public 6 $48,326 $12,625 not reported not reported
Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh Public 87 $47,799 $14,927 24% not reported
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Reading non-profit 8 $46,499 $25,225 33% not reported
Johnson College Scranton non-profit 15 $42,660 not reported 55% not reported
Mount Aloysius College Cresson non-profit 17 $42,216 $18,500 not reported not reported
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown Public 8 $34,001 not reported 38% not reported
Great Lakes Institute of Technology Erie for-profit 25 $32,394 $17,000 64% $23,028
Community College of Beaver County Monaca Public 12 $28,862 $14,750 12% not reported
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster non-profit 53 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Bucks County Community College Newtown Public 37 not reported $16,500 32% not reported
Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood Public 24 not reported not reported 31% not reported
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport Public 22 not reported $17,500 not reported not reported
Harcum College Bryn Mawr non-profit 18 not reported not reported 44% not reported
Holy Family University Philadelphia non-profit 17 not reported $18,745 not reported not reported
Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell Public 13 not reported $14,653 28% not reported
Alvernia University Reading non-profit 12 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Widener University Chester non-profit 11 not reported not reported not reported not reported
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown for-profit 10 not reported not reported 46% $24,082
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg Public 7 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Gannon University Erie non-profit 5 not reported not reported not reported not reported
La Roche University Pittsburgh non-profit 5 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Butler County Community College Butler Public 2 not reported not reported 37% 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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