Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you are interested in studying medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 21 students received their associate's degree in medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

SIUC Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

SIUC Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist programs across the country. The following shows how SIUC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist major at SIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Medical Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Most Popular Medical Radiologic Technology Trade Schools	2
Best Value Medical Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Medical Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	18
Most Focused Medical Radiologic Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	18
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Best Value Medical Radiologic Technology Associate Degree Schools	90
Best Value Medical Radiologic Technology Schools	101

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist only graduates about 22% men each year. The program at SIUC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist at SIUC are white. Around 90% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a associate's in medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Respiratory Care Therapy

Careers That Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Radiation Therapists	670	$86,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.