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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radiologic Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
211 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Radiologic Technology is the 95th most popular major in the country with 9,366 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radiologic Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. MSU is a small public school situated in Minot, North Dakota. It awarded 8 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minot State University is $13,960 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#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 For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s radiography students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $18,389 for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Radiologic Technology Report

#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 13 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMary is $17,691 for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Mary Radiologic Technology Report

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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 estimated yearly cost for Iowa is $20,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Iowa Radiologic Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s radiography students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 $18,298 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Radiologic Technology Report

#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 For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radiography degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Missouri is $15,874 for plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Mount Marty University

Yankton, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

Mount Marty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Mount Marty is located in Yankton, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s radiography degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree radiography students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mount Marty has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Marty University is $21,565 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radiologic Technology at Mount Marty University

#3 in overall quality

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s radiography students in 2019-2020.

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 $27,016 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Nebraska Methodist College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radiologic Technology at Nebraska Methodist College

#10 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s radiography degrees to qualified students.

SMU MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is $20,759 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radiologic Technology at SMU MN

#10

Presentation College

Aberdeen, South Dakota
#9 in overall quality

Presentation College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Radiography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 15 bachelors’s radiography degrees in 2019-2020.

Presentation College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $24,661 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Radiography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Presentation College.

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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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