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