Best degree programs for Medical Dosimetrists, ranked by enrollment
1 college programs and 212 schools train Medical Dosimetrists. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $147,470 median wage, 3,410 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
1 college programs at 212 schools train medical dosimetrists, graduating 4,302 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist. The job pays a median of $147,470 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About medical dosimetrists
Generate radiation treatment plans, develop radiation dose calculations, communicate and supervise the treatment plan implementation, and consult with members of radiation oncology team.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
1 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.0907 | 4,302 | 100.0% | 212 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What medical dosimetrists earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
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| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $166,540 | 300 | 1.40× | 20 | 473 |
| Ohio | $150,900 | — | — | 11 | 286 |
| Illinois | $163,860 | 140 | 1.06× | 6 | 206 |
| Arkansas | $138,260 | 30 | 1.21× | 8 | 198 |
| Florida | $153,490 | 320 | 1.48× | 8 | 191 |
| Maryland | $147,470 | 40 | 0.69× | 10 | 181 |
| Pennsylvania | $142,850 | 160 | 1.21× | 10 | 179 |
| New Jersey | $170,650 | 90 | 0.97× | 9 | 170 |
| Michigan | $137,970 | 130 | 1.33× | 11 | 168 |
| Tennessee | $135,530 | 60 | 0.88× | 7 | 165 |
| South Carolina | $140,530 | 60 | 1.28× | 11 | 164 |
| Texas | $134,680 | 330 | 1.08× | 6 | 149 |
| Wisconsin | $142,300 | 80 | 1.31× | 5 | 137 |
| Georgia | $155,390 | 140 | 1.27× | 5 | 134 |
| California | $140,380 | 240 | 0.60× | 5 | 124 |
| Kansasmoderate | $150,670 | 40 | 1.22× | 3 | 96 |
| Massachusetts | $140,990 | 60 | 0.75× | 6 | 88 |
| Washingtonlimited | $189,280 | 60 | 0.75× | 2 | 75 |
| West Virginia | $45,350 | 60 | 3.72× | 6 | 73 |
| Missourimoderate | $129,610 | 80 | 1.30× | 4 | 66 |
| Indiana | $144,320 | 60 | 0.90× | 6 | 57 |
| North Carolinamoderate | $147,830 | 140 | 1.28× | 4 | 54 |
| Oregonmoderate | $183,990 | 40 | 1.01× | 3 | 45 |
| Oklahomamoderate | $143,120 | 30 | 0.89× | 4 | 42 |
| Arizonalimited | $142,090 | 40 | 0.62× | 2 | 26 |
| Virginialimited | $142,830 | 90 | 0.99× | 1 | 13 |
| Mississippilimited | $115,490 | 40 | 1.72× | 1 | 1 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Design the arrangement of radiation fields to reduce exposure to critical patient structures, such as organs, using computers, manuals, and guides.
- Plan the use of beam modifying devices, such as compensators, shields, and wedge filters, to ensure safe and effective delivery of radiation treatment.
- Identify and outline bodily structures, using imaging procedures, such as x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography.
- Calculate the delivery of radiation treatment, such as the amount or extent of radiation per session, based on the prescribed course of radiation therapy.
- Calculate, or verify calculations of, prescribed radiation doses.
- Develop radiation treatment plans in consultation with members of the radiation oncology team.
- Supervise or perform simulations for tumor localizations, using imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography scans.
- Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for treatment delivery, using image-guided radiation therapy.
Skills
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Writing3.8
- Monitoring3.5
- Mathematics3.5
- Science3.4
Knowledge areas
- Mathematics4.2
- Physics4.2
- Computers and Electronics4.0
- Biology3.7
- Medicine and Dentistry3.6
- English Language3.6
Abilities
- Written Comprehension4.1
- Deductive Reasoning4.1
- Inductive Reasoning4.1
- Oral Comprehension4.0
- Oral Expression3.9
- Near Vision3.9
Core activities
- Working with Computers4.8
- Documenting/Recording Information4.5
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.3
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.3
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.3
- Processing Information4.3
Tools and technology
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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.
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
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
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 4,302 degrees 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 4,302 people a year.
How much do medical dosimetrists earn?+
The median is $147,470 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $111,670 at the 10th percentile to $185,450 at the 90th. 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?+
212 institutions 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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