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miami305 · Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 6

wow. thats good to know, i had no idea about this. how do i find out its "limited schools"? i live in Jersey and have been searching schools bcz i want to get a Masters Degree in Radiography.

hjhogle · Moderator Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 609 Location: CT

I don't think you can say 'Masters' and 'Limited' in the sentence, can you?

Truthfully. We're not talking about the same things, here.

You won't find a Master's level course in Radiography. You will find them in Healthcare Administration, Bus Adm, Education, that sort of thing.

Currently, Radiographers attend (typically) either a 2- or 4-year program. The 4-year degree program awards a BS in Radiography, the 2-year an associate degree in Radiography OR a non-degree certificate program. Any of these three routes, successfully completed from an accredited program, make one eligible to sit for a national board certification exam. If that is successfully completed, the newly certified Radiographer is entitled to use the credentials 'RT' after their name and can work as a board certified Radiographer in any healthcare setting.

What papa was warning you about is this - there are school out there that claim to be able to churn out radiographers' or 'imaging techs' in less than two years. But if you read the fine print, you'll discover that they are not accredited by the appropriate agencies - and since they are not, you pay them $$$ only to discover that you are NOT eligible for the national certification exam.

For a list of accredited 2- and 4-year programs, visit here:
http://www.arrt.org/index.html?content=http://www.arrt.org/nd/listOfSchools.ndm/listSchools&iframe=yes

Good luck, whatever you decide to do.
hjh, RT