2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radiologic Technology
87
Ranked Colleges
1,496
Degrees Awarded
$26,500
Avg Cost*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,790 people earned their degree in radiologic technology, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,496 radiologic technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 87 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radiologic technology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in radiologic technology.
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Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree radiography students.
Top 29 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radiologic Technology
Out of the 87 schools in the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, MSU Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 127 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Radiologic Technology at MSU Texas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Boise State Radiologic Technology Report
Out of the 87 schools in the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Tucson landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s radiography students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Radiologic Technology at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Out of the 87 schools in the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. East Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Radiologic Technology at ETSU
Oregon Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. Klamath Falls, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Radiologic Technology at OIT
University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Full ULM Radiologic Technology Report
University of Southern Indiana landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s radiography degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Radiologic Technology at University of Southern Indiana
University of Mississippi came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Ole Miss Radiologic Technology Report
University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a small public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 38 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Radiologic Technology at University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Iowa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 38 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Iowa Radiologic Technology Report
University of South Alabama came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s radiography students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Radiologic Technology at University of South Alabama
Lewis - Clark State College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 32 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Radiologic Technology at Lewis - Clark State College
Oak Point University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Oak Point is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Oak Point University Radiologic Technology Report
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 32 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radiologic Technology at VCU
Indiana University - Northwest did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Gary, Indiana, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Radiologic Technology at Indiana University - Northwest
Siena Heights University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s radiography students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Radiologic Technology at Siena Heights University
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 29 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radiologic Technology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #18, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 full report on Radiologic Technology at WSU
AdventHealth University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. AHU is a small school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 27 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full AHU Radiologic Technology Report
Marshall University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s radiography degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Radiologic Technology at Marshall University
Rhode Island College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rhode Island College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s radiography degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Radiologic Technology at RIC
Marian University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Full Marian University Radiologic Technology Report
Austin Peay State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Clarksville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University Radiologic Technology Report
With a ranking of #25, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s list. McNeese State University is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 21 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
Full McNeese State University Radiologic Technology Report
Colorado Mesa University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Radiologic Technology at Colorado Mesa
California State University - Northridge came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 CSUN
St John’s University - New York came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. STJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Radiologic Technology at St John’s University - New York
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Radiography Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 21 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Radiologic Technology at NKU
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.