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Radiology & sonography programs in Illinois
Illinois has 28 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Illinois, expect to start around $59,350–$66,000 and reach a median of $79,930 with experience; the top quarter earn $97,950 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Illinois). Graduates of these Illinois programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $46,277 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Illinois
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,650 employed in Illinois. National median: $80,110.
Campuses in Illinois, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BellevilleCarbondaleCentraliaChampaignChicagoDanvilleDecaturDixonEast PeoriaElginGalesburgGlen EllynGrayslakeInaJolietKankakeeMaltaNormalOak LawnOlneyPalatinePalos HillsRiver GroveRockfordSouth HollandSpringfield
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public community college | 36 | $64,729 | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Public community college | 39 | $58,892 | $14,459 | 48% | not reported |
| Triton College | River Grove | Public community college | 47 | $53,274 | $10,500 | 29% | not reported |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public community college | 20 | $50,259 | $9,550 | 40% | not reported |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public community college | 39 | $49,736 | $9,572 | 18% | not reported |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Public community college | 27 | $47,430 | $12,000 | 21% | not reported |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | Public community college | 17 | $46,381 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | Public community college | 10 | $46,174 | not reported | 60% | not reported |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | Public community college | 18 | $45,833 | $8,000 | 49% | not reported |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | Public community college | 15 | $44,662 | $5,500 | 48% | not reported |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public community college | 32 | $44,584 | $8,550 | 37% | not reported |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | Public community college | 19 | $43,207 | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Parkland College | Champaign | Public community college | 14 | $42,320 | $9,407 | 32% | not reported |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Public community college | 14 | $41,029 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | for-profit career college | 33 | $39,544 | $20,000 | 54% | $24,216 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Public community college | 24 | $37,984 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford | for-profit career college | 14 | $35,263 | $26,416 | 66% | not reported |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public community college | 69 | not reported | $7,000 | 25% | not reported |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public university | 25 | not reported | $17,063 | not reported | not reported |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Public community college | 22 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Northwestern College | Oak Lawn | for-profit college | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | Public community college | 14 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Olney Central College | Olney | Public community college | 14 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Stellar Career College | Chicago | for-profit career college | 13 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $29,499 |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | Public community college | 10 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Public community college | 8 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | Public community college | 8 | not reported | not reported | 54% | 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.