Ultrasound Technician Schools

Welcome to Ultrasound Schools Info; a current and comprehensive resource that includes a complete selection of CAAHEP accredited ultrasound technician schools offering degree or certificate programs near you.

Our role is to help connect you with schools that you select, online or with campus locations in your area. Learn more about class start dates, program details & class sizes, as well as tuition & financial aid information.

How Do I Get Started?

If you are considering attending a Diagnostic Medical Sonography school in 2019 you may be faced with a lot of questions. Take a look at our “How do I get started in sonography?” guide to help you through the process of exploring this amazing and rewarding career.

The momentum of healthcare as the fastest growing career sector in the United States continues! Now more than ever it’s important to educate yourself and explore the educational requirements and specialities within the field. If you are looking to start, change or advance your profession, a career in medical imaging, including ultrasound or sonography, is a great option.

Sonography Student Scholarship

Applications for our Fall 2019 Ultrasound Schools Info Student Scholarship were due October 15, 2019. Thank you to all the wonderful students who submitted and application. We are in the process of reviewing the entries, and will be announcing our winner and finalists in the coming weeks.

Our next application deadline for Spring 2020 is March 15, 2020. Full details can be found here: Sonography Student Scholarship

October is Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month!

Thanks to this month long campaign we are able to come together as a community, and celebrate the extraordinary contribution sonography makes to health care.

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We’ve been lucky enough to talk with some very inspiring women working in medical imaging. They share their thoughts and stories about sonography and more. A big thank you to: 💠Yonella Demars, MSRS RDMS (Ab, Ob/Gyn, PS) RVT 💠Emily M. Downs BS RDMS RVT RDCS RT 💠Joan P. Baker MSR, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS 💠Dr. Traci Fox 💠Jessica Carlino, RDMS, RVT 💠Melessa Cizik 💠Tricia Turner (BS, RDMS, RVT) and so many others who have helped bring these stories together. 👏 Thank you! Celebrate Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month with their stories, and please let us know if there is someone in the sonography community who inspires you‼ I’ve a link to their interviews and articles in our profile, but incase you miss it ⏬ https://www.ultrasoundschoolsinfo.com/women-in-medical-imaging/ #whoinspiresyou #sonographer #sonographystudent #sonogram #ultrasoundtech #ultrasoundtechnician #rdms #muam #sonographyscholarship ##medicalultrasoundawarenessmonth #medicalultrasound #sonography2019 #inspiration Part of our #WomeninMedicalImaging Series

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Explore & Educate Yourself

We’ll help you learn about what it means to be an ultrasound technician, the various jobs in ultrasonography and related medical imaging careers.

“I didn’t train technicians; I educated sonographers.” – L. E. Schnitzer, ARDMS chair from 1979 to 1981.

How to Choose Your Degree?

Whether you choose to pursue an associates, bachelors or masters degree in ultrasound, you’ll find the information you’re looking for by visiting our ultrasound degree center.

Our goal is to help you learn about the details of the career, school application process, prerequisites, ARDMS certification requirements, as well as training and degree options.

Connect directly with colleges and universities. Search below for program information and to speak with an individual school’s admissions representative.

If you’re looking to start a career as a sonographer, you’ll need a solid education and hands-on ultrasound training. Explore your options today.

New to medical imaging? It can be helpful to look through the types of ultrasound courses you might take.

There are many ultrasound career & specialization choices available within medical imaging, and programs available to get you the education and training you need. Explore the options in our career center to find the specialization that’s right for you.

Anatomy & Physiology: A Student’s Perspective

Is an Anatomy & Physiology class in your future? Here’s some real life advice, from a fellow student who’s been there. Of the many hurdles along the way to a career in the healthcare field, one of the first that many of us find ourselves facing is a series in human anatomy and physiology. Completion… Read more

Expert Articles & Interviews

Top 5 Paying Medical Imaging Careers for 2019

The overall demand for healthcare workers, including medical imagers, is consistently increasing. The aging baby boomer population has resulted in opportunity, both in the increased need for imaging procedures for diagnostic or treatment purposes as well as the need for providers to fill positions vacated by retirement. Such an increase in medical imaging careers is… Read more

3D Ultrasound

3D Ultrasound is an amazing tool of modern medicine that can help diagnose patients and save lives. What is 3D Ultrasound? For much of our history, knowledge of the human body and our working systems has been only skin deep. Anatomical studies and drawings allowed us to expand our understanding of how our bodies function,… Read more

Accredited Sonography Programs

How to Find an Accredited Sonography Program in 2020 Beginning an educational program is a major commitment, and it’s important to do your research. Learning about the career itself and whether or not it would be a good fit for you is probably the most important first step, followed closely by choosing an appropriate program.… Read more

Advice from Ultrasound Professors

Ultrasound Schools Info reached out to several respected sonography professors, program directors, and instructors from across the country. In this article, they share their expert guidance and insight with us. Advice for Sonography Students Are you thinking about pursuing a career in medical imaging? If so, you’ve picked a popular career in a growing field. … Read more

Sonographer, Author and Program Director Yonella Demers, MSRS RDMS (Ab, Ob/Gyn, PS) RVT

Interview with Sonographer, Author and Program Director Yonella Demars, MSRS RDMS (Ab, Ob/Gyn, PS) RVT

Yonella Demars has been a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer for over nine years. She has a BS and Master’s degree in Radiologic Sciences and is currently in the candidacy phase of a Radiation Science PhD degree. Her interest is burnout and organizational commitment among sonographers in the U.S. She is also an author and entrepreneur of… Read more

Sonographer, Educator, Pioneer and Ergonomics Expert, Joan P. Baker

It was truly an honor to interview Joan P. Baker MSR, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS. Originally from England, Baker was invited to the United States in the 1960s – due to her sonography passion and practice – and she’s been here ever since. Baker’s eclectic career as a clinical sonographer, educator, and now president of the… Read more

Interview With Sonographer Dr. Traci Fox

Dr. Traci Fox EdD, RT(R), RDMS, RVT has been a sonographer for over 20 years, but she’s been intrigued by the sciences since grade school. She earned her Bachelor and Masters of Science degrees from Thomas Jefferson University, and her Doctorate in Education from Drexel University. Currently she is a full time Diagnostic Medical Sonography… Read more