Ultrasound Tech & Sonography Schools

Top Ultrasound Technician Schools

These established career schools and colleges provide strong, career-ready training in diagnostic medical sonography, preparing students for employment as ultrasound technicians. Programs include associate's and bachelor's degrees, as well as certificates for students who already hold a degree in another field.

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American Institute, College of Health Professions
Florida
This sonography school focuses on cardiac sonography, as well as general ultrasound, which encompasses abdominal and obstetric/gynecological ultrasound. The certificate program can apply to any bachelor's degree, or to any associate degree in health care, to earn graduates a bachelor's in diagnostic medical sonography.

College of Health Professions

American Institute, School of Health - DMS
Florida
Students of this college who hold bachelor degrees can pursue a sonography certificate program that prepares them for employment as an ultrasound technician. Students can specialize in cardiac sonography, or pursue general sonography for a more varied education. The program also applies to students holding health care associate's degrees.

School of Health

Fox Institute of Business - DMS
Connecticut, New Jersey
The sonography program at Fox Institute of Business is offered at the school's New Jersey and Connecticut locations, where students can pursue the certificate program in either cardiac or general ultrasound. The program is focused on career skills, providing workplace-ready education for graduates entering the field.

Fox Institute of Business

Sanford-Brown College
Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Minnesota
This college's sonography program covers ultrasound diagnosis of the abdomen, pelvis, pregnant female pelvis, superficial structures, plus vascular ultrasound.

Sanford-Brown College

Sanford-Brown Institute
Georgia, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania
Sanford-Brown Institute's Ultrasound program includes a variety of areas of sonography, and focuses on the scanning and diagnosis of the body's organ systems.

Sanford-Brown Institute

Argosy University
Minnesota
Argosy's AS in Diagnostic Medical Sonography is offered at their Twin Cities location, where concentrations are available in general sonography, vascular ultrasound and echocardiography. The program lasts 24-36 months depending on the student's level of involvement, and it includes a six-month clinical training component.

Argosy University

ATI Career Training Center
Florida
The program at this school's Florida location offers training in general sonography as well as cardiovascular, thoracic, abdomen and obstetric sonography. The program includes an externship in a clinical ultrasound environment.

ATI Career Training Center

National Polytechnic College
California
The ultrasound / sonography program at this college includes lecture, lab and clinical externship components designed to prepare students for entry-level or freelance work as ultrasound technicians. The program focuses on sonographic procedures, professional ethics, and doctor-patient communication.

National Polytechnic College

Professional Training Centers
Florida
PTC's associate degree program in diagnostic medical sonography focuses on general sonography, echocardiography and vascular ultrasound. The 20-hour-a-week program includes didactic, laboratory and clinical components, and prepares graduates for entry-level employment as medical sonographers.

Professional Training Centers

Virginia College
Texas, Alabama
Virginia College's ultrasound technician associate's degree program is available at its Austin and Birmingham campuses, and focuses on abdominal, reproductive, obstetrical and vascular ultrasound scanning, plus ultrasound physics and instrumentation. After graduation, the college's career services center will assist in placing the graduate in the ultrasound job market.

Virginia College

Western Career College
California
The 18-month program at WCC's Citrus Heights campus includes didactic and clinical instruction in abdominal, gynecological and vascular ultrasound. Graduates are eligible to take the RDMS national registry exam, and are prepared for entry-level employment as ultrasound technicians.

Western Career College