2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
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Radiologic Technology is the 95th most popular major in the country with 9,366 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,977 radiologic technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,116 radiologic technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 41 colleges that offer 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.
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Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Radiologic Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 43 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
El Centro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,228 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend El Centro College.
Out of the 41 schools in the Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #2 spot on the list. McAllen, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s radiography degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
South Texas College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Texas College is $1,390 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,351 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Houston Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s radiography students in 2019-2020.
CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $3,626 for southwest region associate degree radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 18 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $3,417 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Tarrant County College District did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Tarrant County College is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 20 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarrant County College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,742 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tarrant County College.
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Wharton County Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 16 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wharton County Junior College, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $4,163 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Galveston College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Galveston College is located in Galveston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s radiography degrees to qualified students.
Galveston College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Galveston College is $3,572 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a ranking of #9, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 42 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District also made our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $4,362 for southwest region associate degree radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
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With a ranking of #10, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 associates’s radiography degrees to qualified students.
Amarillo College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,506 for southwest region associate degree radiography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Amarillo College.
St Philip’s College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s radiography degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,522 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St Philip’s College.
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South Plains College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s radiography degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
South Plains College also took the #17 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,419 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend South Plains College.
Del Mar College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #13. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s radiography degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Del Mar College is $5,957 for southwest region associate degree radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a ranking of #14, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified associates’s radiography students in 2019-2020.
San Jacinto College also made our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,502 for southwest region associate degree radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Grayson College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Denison, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s radiography degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Grayson College is $7,336 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #17. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,609 for southwest region associate degree radiography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend El Paso Community College.
GateWay Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified associates’s radiography students in 2019-2020.
GateWay Community College also made our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend GateWay Community College is $10,788 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
Tulsa Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tulsa Community College also made our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $5,092 for southwest region associate degree radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Odessa College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
Odessa College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Odessa College is $6,129 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
Weatherford College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school situated in Weatherford, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
Weatherford College also made our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $7,933 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Weatherford College.
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North Central Texas College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NCTC is a medium-sized school located in Gainesville, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NCTC is $4,308 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
McLennan Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s radiography degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $6,191 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
Angelina College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Angelina College is a public institution located in Lufkin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
AC also made our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend AC is $8,463 for southwest region associate degree radiography students whose families make $30-$48k.
Lamar Institute of Technology landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 23 associates’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.
Lamar Institute of Technology also made our “Best Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $6,434 for southwest region associate degree radiography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lamar Institute of Technology.
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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%.
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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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