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Basic Certificate in Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

Basic Certificates in Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

103 Yearly Graduations
90% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 41% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 103 people earned their basic certificate in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 4,023
Undergraduate Certificate 1,262
Bachelor’s Degree 883
Basic Certificate 103
Graduate Certificate 6
Master’s Degree 3

Earnings of Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician. About 90.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 10
Women 93
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The racial-ethnic distribution of diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 57
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Medical Technology 18,429
Surgical Technology 1,035
Allied Health/Treatment Professions 719
Electrocardiograph Technology 568
Radiologic Technology 518

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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