2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Radiologic Technology in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in Connecticut” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 9,366 people earned their degree in radiologic technology, making the major the 95th most popular in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 102 radiologic technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 68 radiologic technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,719 and $18,083 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in radiologic technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radiologic technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radiologic technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree radiography students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Radiologic Technology in Connecticut

#1

Gateway Community College

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$6,381 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s radiography degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Gateway Community College also made our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Gateway Community College is $6,381 for Connecticut Associate Degree Radiography students.

Read more about Radiologic Technology at Gateway Community College

#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$28,541 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in Connecticut list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s radiography students in 2019-2020.

UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. It costs about $28,541 for connecticut associate degree radiography students per year to attend University of Hartford.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Radiologic Technology at University of Hartford

#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$41,191 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in Connecticut list. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 29 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. It costs about $41,191 for Connecticut Associate Degree Radiography students per year to attend Sacred Heart University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Radiologic Technology at Sacred Heart

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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