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Radiology & sonography programs in Georgia

Georgia has 25 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Georgia, expect to start around $49,730–$60,800 and reach a median of $74,550 with experience; the top quarter earn $85,300 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $41,267 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Georgia

$49,730starting (10th percentile)
$60,800early career (25th)
$74,550median, all experience
$85,300experienced (75th)
$102,840top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,540 employed in Georgia. National median: $80,110.

Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned

25campuses in Georgia
525credentials awarded / yr
$41,267median earnings, yr 1 (Georgia)
$45,833median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AlbanyAthensAtlantaAugustaBrunswickColumbusDaltonGainesvilleGriffinLawrencevilleMariettaRomeSandersvilleStatesboroThomasvilleValdostaVidaliaWacoWarner RobinsWaycross

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin Public 29 $50,481 $12,981 58% not reported
Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome Public 27 $48,976 $8,370 43% not reported
Dalton State College Dalton Public 17 $47,835 not reported not reported not reported
Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville Public 48 $47,830 $7,255 32% not reported
Albany State University Albany Public 13 $47,214 $20,250 not reported not reported
Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville Public 12 $45,394 not reported 65% not reported
Lanier Technical College Gainesville Public 21 $44,053 not reported 34% not reported
Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta Public 14 $43,449 not reported 38% not reported
Athens Technical College Athens Public 12 $42,510 not reported 51% not reported
Augusta Technical College Augusta Public 20 $41,267 not reported 31% not reported
Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins Public 32 $41,064 $6,500 47% not reported
Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro Public 17 $39,677 not reported 43% not reported
West Georgia Technical College Waco Public 17 $39,500 $12,166 35% not reported
Columbus Technical College Columbus Public 28 $39,456 not reported 27% not reported
Atlanta Technical College Atlanta Public 21 $38,252 $16,223 49% not reported
Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville Public 18 $37,332 not reported 31% not reported
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta Public 62 $33,692 not reported 50% not reported
Grady Health System Professional Schools Atlanta Public 44 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Institute of Medical Ultrasound Atlanta for-profit 26 not reported $16,000 26% not reported
Georgia State University-Perimeter College Atlanta Public 15 not reported not reported 22% not reported
College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick Public 10 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Southeastern Technical College Vidalia Public 10 not reported not reported 38% not reported
Albany Technical College Albany Public 6 not reported not reported 42% not reported
Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross Public 4 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Atlanta Metropolitan State College Atlanta 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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