2025 Best Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Schools in Illinois

A degree in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #172 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 201 degrees in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Schools List

Choosing a Great Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician School

Your choice of diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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Pick Your Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

1

College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In IL

6.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat College of DuPage if you want to pursue a degree in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 29th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 16 diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician students who graduated with this degree at COD in the most recent data year.

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2

William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In IL

Every student pursuing a degree in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician has to check out William Rainey Harper College. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #640 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Harper College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 14 diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician students who graduated with this degree at Harper College in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type

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3

Triton College
River Grove, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In IL

37 Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Degrees Awarded

Triton College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician. Located in the large suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 61st out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 37 diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician students who graduated with this degree at Triton College in the most recent data year.

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4

Midwestern Career College
Chicago, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In IL

21.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician has to check out Midwestern Career College. Midwestern Career College is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the city of Chicago.

There were approximately 23 diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician students who graduated with this degree at Midwestern Career College in the most recent data year.

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5

Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College
Rockford, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

53.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a degree in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician from Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College

Best Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	163
Michigan	915	190
Indiana	737	23
Wisconsin	672	50

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Rankings in Majors Related to Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1,466
Radiologic Technology	475
Physician Assistant	359
Surgical Technology	245
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	210
Respiratory Care Therapy	142
Athletic Training	128
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	76
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	65
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	25

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.