Texas · Allied Health Diagnostic

Best colleges for Allied Health Diagnostic in Texas

Ranked by graduate earnings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Texas State University are the top bachelor's Allied Health Diagnostic programs in Texas by graduate earnings. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center leads with median earnings one year after graduation (often called starting salary) of $76,438, College Scorecard. Midwestern State University, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley award the most Allied Health Diagnostic degrees in Texas: 207, 94 and 93 graduates a year (IPEDS 2024–25). 104 Texas colleges offer Allied Health Diagnostic and award 8,302 degrees and certificates a year in all.

The Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions program prepares students for a variety of roles within the healthcare sector. This program focuses on equipping students with the skills necessary to provide…

Institutions
104
offering CIP 51.09
States & territories
52
with a program page
Degrees / yr
8,302
IPEDS completions 2024–25
Median starting salary
$67,953
1 yr after graduation, College Scorecard
With earnings data
57
College Scorecard
Median net price
$26,239
IPEDS 2024–25
Avg graduation rate
44%
IPEDS 2024–25
State pay · Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
$88,940
BLS OEWS May 2025

Top 5 bachelor's programs, ranked by graduate earnings

Ranked by median earnings one year after graduation (often called starting salary), College Scorecard. Programs with fewer than 20 graduates a year, a graduation rate under 30%, or online, degree-completion or graduate-only status rank after the rest.

Starting salary (1 yr): median earnings one year after graduation (often called starting salary), College Scorecard.
#InstitutionStarting salary (1 yr)Graduates / yrGrad rateNet priceMedian debt
1The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Public · Bachelor's degree
$76,43874——$16,500
2The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston Public · Bachelor's degree
$72,78994——$24,250
3Texas State University
San Marcos Public · Bachelor's degree
$67,9658955%—$26,500
4Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls Public · Bachelor's degree
$67,95320743%—$24,000
5Sam Houston State University
Huntsville Public · Bachelor's degree Small program
$43,509855%—$26,500

Top 10 certificate and associate programs

Shorter credentials, ranked separately so they are not compared with four-year degrees. Ranked by median earnings one year after completion (often called starting salary), College Scorecard.

Starting salary (1 yr): median earnings one year after graduation (often called starting salary), College Scorecard.
#InstitutionStarting salary (1 yr)Graduates / yrGrad rateNet priceMedian debt
1Dallas College
Dallas Public · Certificate
$83,55782732%—$14,500
2Hill College
Hillsboro Public · Associate degree
$78,1003032%——
3Weatherford College
Weatherford Public · Associate degree
$67,33913835%—$15,506
4Galveston College
Galveston Public · Certificate
$64,63313533%—$15,500
5Pima Medical Institute - Houston
Houston Private for-profit · Associate degree
$62,4205571%$20,583$30,160
6The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio Public · Certificate
$62,159306——$11,004
7Texas Southmost College
Brownsville Public · Associate degree
$61,4064530%—$12,349
8Temple College
Temple Public · Certificate
$61,3387832%—$21,154
9North Central Texas College
Gainesville Public · Certificate
$59,8206435%—$19,425
10Concorde Career College - San Antonio
San Antonio Private for-profit · Associate degree
$58,4504469%$28,395$23,372

Colleges awarding the most Allied Health Diagnostic degrees in Texas

Top 10 by graduates a year (IPEDS 2024–25 completions). Certificate and associate programs, online, degree-completion and graduate-only schools, and schools with a graduation rate under 30% are listed in full below.

Graduates / yr: degrees and certificates awarded in a year, IPEDS completions. Starting salary (1 yr): median earnings one year after graduation (often called starting salary), College Scorecard.
#InstitutionGraduates / yrStarting salary (1 yr)
1Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls Public
207$67,953
2The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston Public
94$72,789
3The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg Public
93Not reported
4Texas State University
San Marcos Public
89$67,965
5Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock Public
77Not reported
6The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Public
74$76,438
7University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth Public
71Not reported
8Kilgore College
Kilgore Public
62Not reported
9Southwest Texas College
Uvalde Public
52Not reported
10West Coast University - Texas
Richardson Private for-profit
46Not reported
Show the other 94 Texas colleges offering Allied Health Diagnostic
InstitutionCityControlGraduates / yr
Dallas CollegeDallasPublic827
The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHoustonPrivate for-profit349
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan AntonioPublic306
Houston City CollegeHoustonPublic299
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerPublic292
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaPublic250
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsPublic219
The College of Health Care Professions-San AntonioSan AntonioPrivate for-profit218
Austin Community College DistrictAustinPublic203
The College of Health Care Professions-AustinAustinPrivate for-profit198
St Philip's CollegeSan AntonioPublic196
Tarrant County College DistrictFort WorthPublic185
South Texas CollegeMcAllenPublic164
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort WorthFort WorthPrivate for-profit155
Weatherford CollegeWeatherfordPublic138
Galveston CollegeGalvestonPublic135
Texas State Technical CollegeWacoPublic134
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiPublic132
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloPublic124
Laredo CollegeLaredoPublic108
The College of Health Care Professions-DallasDallasPrivate for-profit107
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoPublic106
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinPublic105
Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinneyPublic101
Paris Junior CollegeParisPublic96
Concorde Career College - Grand PrairieGrand PrairiePrivate for-profit96
Southwest University at El PasoEl PasoPrivate for-profit85
Concorde Career College - DallasDallasPrivate for-profit84
South Plains CollegeLevellandPublic83
McLennan Community CollegeWacoPublic80
Temple CollegeTemplePublic78
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen CampusMcAllenPrivate for-profit77
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest HoustonHoustonPrivate for-profit75
Midland CollegeMidlandPublic73
Grayson CollegeDenisonPublic69
Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumontPublic69
North Central Texas CollegeGainesvillePublic64
Odessa CollegeOdessaPublic63
Parker UniversityDallasPrivate not-for-profit58
Pima Medical Institute - HoustonHoustonPrivate for-profit55
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Graduate only)DallasPublic46
Pima Medical Institute - El PasoEl PasoPrivate for-profit46
Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsvillePublic45
Wharton County Junior CollegeWhartonPublic45
Panola CollegeCarthagePublic44
Concorde Career College - San AntonioSan AntonioPrivate for-profit44
Blinn College DistrictBrenhamPublic42
Angelina CollegeLufkinPublic41
Baptist Health System School of Health ProfessionsSan AntonioPrivate for-profit41
Navarro CollegeCorsicanaPublic41
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBeltonPrivate not-for-profit40
Central Texas CollegeKilleenPublic37
South University - AustinRound RockPrivate for-profit36
Texarkana CollegeTexarkanaPublic33
Victoria CollegeVictoriaPublic33
Baylor College of Medicine (Graduate only)HoustonPrivate not-for-profit32
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilenePrivate not-for-profit32
Baylor UniversityWacoPrivate not-for-profit31
Howard CollegeBig SpringPublic31
Hill CollegeHillsboroPublic30
Fortis CollegeHoustonPrivate for-profit30
Fortis InstituteHoustonPrivate for-profit28
San Antonio CollegeSan AntonioPublic25
College of the MainlandTexas CityPublic24
Pima Medical Institute - San AntonioSan AntonioPrivate for-profit23
Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthensPublic22
Tarleton State UniversityStephenvillePublic19
Coastal Bend CollegeBeevillePublic18
Vernon CollegeVernonPublic16
University of HoustonHoustonPublic15
Lamar State College - Port ArthurPort ArthurPublic15
Covenant School of Nursing and Allied HealthLubbockPrivate not-for-profit14
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthPrivate not-for-profit14
University of the Incarnate WordSan AntonioPrivate not-for-profit13
College of Health Care ProfessionsHoustonPrivate for-profit13
Texas A&M University - College StationCollege StationPublic12
Cisco CollegeCiscoPublic11
The University of Texas at AustinAustinPublic11
Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount PleasantPublic9
Texas A & M University - Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiPublic8
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsvillePublic8
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonPublic8
Lamar State College - OrangeOrangePublic7
Brazosport CollegeLake JacksonPublic6
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdochesPublic6
Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguinPrivate not-for-profit6
Texas Southern UniversityHoustonPublic6
Angelo State UniversitySan AngeloPublic5
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshallPrivate not-for-profit5
Abilene Christian UniversityAbilenePrivate not-for-profit4
Valley Grande Institute for Academic StudiesWeslacoPrivate not-for-profit4
West Texas A & M UniversityCanyonPublic3
Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbockPrivate not-for-profit2
CCI Training Center - Arlington (Online)ArlingtonPrivate for-profit1

Career outlook

What this program leads to: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SOC 29-2032).

Projected growth (2024–2034)
+13.0%
Much faster than average
Openings / yr (US)
~5,800
BLS Employment Projections
US median wage
$89,340
typically Associate's degree

Top skills

Active ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionMonitoringCritical ThinkingActive Learning

What Diagnostic Medical Sonographers earn in Texas

Jobs in Texas
6,960
BLS OEWS May 2025
State average pay
$88,940
median $92,580
Best-paying metro
$96,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

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Common questions

Answers for students comparing Allied Health Diagnostic programs in Texas.

Which Texas colleges award the most Allied Health Diagnostic degrees?+

Midwestern State University (207 graduates a year), The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (94 graduates a year) and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (93 graduates a year) award the most Allied Health Diagnostic degrees in Texas, per IPEDS 2024–25 completions. In all, 104 Texas colleges offer Allied Health Diagnostic.

What is the best college for Allied Health Diagnostic in Texas?+

By graduate earnings, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center leads among bachelor's Allied Health Diagnostic programs in Texas, with median earnings one year after graduation (often called starting salary) of $76,438, College Scorecard. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Texas State University follow. By degrees awarded, Midwestern State University is the largest, with 207 graduates a year (IPEDS 2024–25).

Which Allied Health Diagnostic program in Texas has the highest-earning graduates?+

By median earnings one year after graduation (often called starting salary), College Scorecard, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center tops the list at $76,438. Compare it against graduates a year, graduation rate, cost, and debt in the ranked table above.

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers earn in Texas?+

The average annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Texas is $88,940 (median $92,580), across about 6,960 jobs. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025.

What is the focus of the Allied Health Diagnostic program?+

The Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions program prepares students for a variety of roles within the healthcare sector. This program focuses on equipping students with the skills necessary to provide…

What skills will I develop in this program?+

You will develop active listening, speaking, reading comprehension, monitoring, and related professional skills.

What is the job outlook for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?+

The national job outlook is about +13.0% growth with around 5,800 annual openings (BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034).

What is the typical education requirement?+

A Associate's degree is the typical entry-level education for this field (BLS).

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
PSEO graduate earnings2019–21 graduation cohorts (release V4.13.0)
Earnings and employment outcomes of graduates by institution, degree level, and field of study, measured from state wage records.
BLS wages & outlookOEWS May 2025 release
Occupational employment and wage estimates plus 10-year job outlook, used to connect programs to real-world earnings.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

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