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Radiology & sonography programs in Kentucky
Kentucky has 14 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Kentucky, expect to start around $51,740–$61,820 and reach a median of $69,670 with experience; the top quarter earn $81,370 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky). Graduates of these Kentucky programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $40,495 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Kentucky
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,630 employed in Kentucky. National median: $80,110.
Campuses in Kentucky, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Bowling GreenCumberlandElizabethtownHazardLexingtonLouisvilleMadisonvilleMoreheadOwensboroPaducahSomerset
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Public | 16 | $52,783 | $5,750 | 49% | not reported |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Public | 21 | $46,877 | $5,500 | 60% | not reported |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Public | 19 | $46,277 | $14,500 | 43% | not reported |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Public | 27 | $44,419 | $12,411 | 36% | not reported |
| Sullivan University | Louisville | for-profit | 52 | $41,746 | $12,339 | not reported | not reported |
| Morehead State University | Morehead | Public | 30 | $41,580 | $23,326 | not reported | not reported |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | Public | 16 | $40,495 | $8,001 | 48% | not reported |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Public | 27 | $39,911 | $9,618 | 50% | not reported |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Public | 19 | $38,880 | $9,282 | 43% | not reported |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | Public | 16 | $38,713 | $12,692 | 47% | not reported |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | Public | 16 | $37,247 | $18,500 | 58% | not reported |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Public | 10 | $35,301 | $9,875 | 54% | not reported |
| ATA College | Louisville | for-profit | 3 | $29,352 | $23,375 | 46% | not reported |
| MedQuest College | Louisville | for-profit | 24 | not reported | not reported | 59% | $26,014 |
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.