Best Medical Dosimetrist programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment
Generate radiation treatment plans, develop radiation dose calculations, communicate and supervise the treatment plan implementation, and consult with members of radiation oncology.
2 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 26 people a year. The job pays a median of $142,090 in Arizona across about 40 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Arizona that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
1 programs in Arizona that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Arizona (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Arizona page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.0907In Arizona → | 26 | 100.0% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
Top 2 schools in Arizona
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 2 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | $56,999 | 38% | — | — |
| 2 | Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | — | 42% | — | — |
All 2 schools in Arizona
Every school in Arizona with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | Public | 16 | 1 |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | Public | 10 | 1 |
What medical dosimetrists earn in Arizona
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $147,470. Arizona pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Arizona
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Medical Dosimetrists page.
How to become a Medical Dosimetrist
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Arizona
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 1 majors mapped to Medical Dosimetrists1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 51.0907Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Common questions
Answers for people weighing medical dosimetrists programs in Arizona.
What degree do you need to become a Medical Dosimetrist?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist, which awarded 26 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Medical Dosimetrist?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health Diagnostic. Together they graduate about 26 people a year in Arizona.
How much do medical dosimetrists earn in Arizona?+
The median is $142,090 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.6% below the U.S. median of $147,470. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for medical dosimetrists growing?+
BLS projects a +3.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+
2 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do medical dosimetrists work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Dosimetrist, Medical Physicist, Medical Dosimetrist, CMD (Certified Medical Dosimetrist) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 29-2036.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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