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Radiology & sonography programs in Texas
Texas has 50 accredited campuses awarding imaging tech credentials. If you finish and work as a radiologic technologist in Texas, expect to start around $48,550–$63,210 and reach a median of $78,630 with experience; the top quarter earn $93,830 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $47,335 in their first year, against $45,833 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 20,250 employed in Texas. National median: $80,110.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlvinAmarilloAustinBeaumontBeevilleBig SpringBrenhamBrownsvilleCorpus ChristiDallasDenisonEl PasoFort WorthGainesvilleGalvestonHillsboroHoustonKilgoreLaredoLevellandLubbockLufkinMcAllenMcKinneyMidlandOdessaParisPasadenaSan AntonioTempleThe WoodlandsTylerUvaldeWacoWeatherfordWeslacoWharton
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas College | Dallas | Public | 76 | $72,895 | $8,245 | not reported | not reported |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public | 102 | $60,667 | $5,250 | not reported | not reported |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Public | 89 | $60,599 | $4,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Public | 74 | $58,379 | $9,625 | not reported | not reported |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public | 91 | $58,131 | $10,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Public | 49 | $57,468 | $14,683 | 34% | not reported |
| Midland College | Midland | Public | 11 | $56,970 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | Public | 29 | $55,110 | $11,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston | for-profit | 58 | $53,594 | $26,923 | 71% | $26,251 |
| Pima Medical Institute-El Paso | El Paso | for-profit | 55 | $53,594 | $26,923 | 57% | $28,444 |
| Blinn College District | Brenham | Public | 14 | $53,406 | $17,250 | 11% | not reported |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | Public | 27 | $52,092 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Parker University | Dallas | non-profit | 45 | $51,712 | $25,250 | not reported | not reported |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Public | 25 | $50,038 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Public | 14 | $49,601 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Howard College | Big Spring | Public | 11 | $49,238 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public | 26 | $48,765 | $3,500 | not reported | not reported |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Public | 16 | $48,546 | $17,350 | 35% | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas | for-profit | 13 | $47,449 | $20,000 | 60% | $30,222 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 149 | $47,335 | $9,912 | not reported | not reported |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville | Public | 15 | $47,227 | $11,125 | 30% | not reported |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Public | 16 | $47,223 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public | 14 | $46,590 | $6,750 | not reported | not reported |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public | 19 | $46,575 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Public | 16 | $45,935 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso | for-profit | 23 | $45,828 | $41,654 | not reported | not reported |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Public | 64 | $45,427 | $11,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Grayson College | Denison | Public | 14 | $44,997 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Public | 40 | $44,821 | $12,200 | not reported | not reported |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | for-profit | 40 | $44,738 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public | 42 | $43,257 | $12,817 | 32% | not reported |
| McLennan Community College | Waco | Public | 15 | $41,705 | $12,780 | 39% | not reported |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Public | 22 | $41,025 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Public | 42 | $40,481 | $12,494 | 31% | not reported |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | Public | 20 | $39,525 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Houston | for-profit | 157 | $38,184 | $15,636 | not reported | $33,383 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 125 | $38,184 | $15,636 | 64% | $33,271 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth | Fort Worth | for-profit | 106 | $38,184 | $15,636 | 70% | $32,819 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus | McAllen | for-profit | 70 | $38,184 | $15,636 | 77% | $31,264 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | Austin | for-profit | 74 | $35,736 | $15,589 | 64% | $32,369 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas | Dallas | for-profit | 49 | $29,925 | $15,589 | 63% | $32,636 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | Houston | for-profit | 50 | $26,112 | $15,636 | 69% | $33,792 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | Weslaco | non-profit | 9 | $19,603 | $9,500 | 80% | $17,905 |
| Temple College | Temple | Public | 19 | not reported | $12,916 | 32% | not reported |
| Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | Lubbock | non-profit | 16 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Southwest Texas Junior College | Uvalde | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 25% | 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.