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2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

11 Ranked Colleges
211 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 789 radiologic technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 211 radiologic technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 11 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the radiologic technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radiologic Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. MSU is a small school located in Minot, North Dakota that handed out 8 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,898 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students per year to attend MSU.

Read more about Radiologic Technology at Minot State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Full North Dakota State University Radiologic Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Nebraska Methodist College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s radiography degrees to qualified students.

Nebraska Methodist College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $25,311 for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students per year to attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

Read more about Radiologic Technology at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

#4

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s radiography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMary, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Mary is $17,410 for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Mary Radiologic Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s radiography students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students.

Read full report on Radiologic Technology at Missouri State University - Springfield

#6

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#11 in overall quality

University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s radiography degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students list, UCM has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Missouri is $13,677 for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students.

Read more about Radiologic Technology at UCM

#1 in overall quality

University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UNMC is a small public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 40 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full UNMC Radiologic Technology Report

#8

Presentation College

Aberdeen, South Dakota
#9 in overall quality

Presentation College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Aberdeen, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Presentation College also made our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $22,090 for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students per year to attend Presentation College.

Full Presentation College Radiologic Technology Report

#9

Mount Marty University

Yankton, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

Mount Marty University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Mount Marty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Yankton, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mount Marty, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Marty University is $19,422 for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Mount Marty University Radiologic Technology Report

#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 37 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa is $19,145 for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa Radiologic Technology Report

#10 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s radiography students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students list, SMU MN has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU MN is $19,514 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read more about Radiologic Technology at SMU MN

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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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