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Radiology & sonography programs in Tennessee
Tennessee has 10 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Tennessee, expect to start around $50,540–$59,610 and reach a median of $64,630 with experience; the top quarter earn $78,700 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $40,855 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,660 employed in Tennessee. National median: $80,110.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ChattanoogaColumbiaCookevilleGallatinHarrimanJacksonKnoxvilleMemphisNashville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public | 56 | $47,048 | $9,375 | 26% | not reported |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Public | 19 | $46,292 | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Public | 43 | $42,712 | $4,750 | 28% | not reported |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Public | 17 | $42,577 | $5,375 | 30% | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | for-profit | 24 | $41,500 | $24,439 | 55% | $29,351 |
| South College | Knoxville | for-profit | 102 | $40,855 | $19,916 | not reported | not reported |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public | 25 | $40,344 | $9,548 | 36% | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | Nashville | for-profit | 20 | $39,816 | $24,696 | 43% | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | Cookeville | for-profit | 8 | $38,008 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | Public | 15 | $35,648 | not reported | 19% | 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.