98%
Employed
6%
Continued Education
$89,910
Starting Graduate Salary (2022 data)

UPDATE:

The following courses, certificate program, and degree completion courses are currently not available until further notice:

      ·        MIT 341 Magnetic Resonance Imaging

      ·        MIT 342 Magnetic Resonance Imaging II

      ·        MIT 365 - Mag. Resonance Imaging Review

      ·        Radiologic Science and Nuclear Medicine degree completion programs must waive any and all MRI courses

What You'll Learn

Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technology is a patient-oriented program that combines chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine using radioactivity to construct images of organs and study physiological processes for diagnostic, therapeutic and research purposes. Nuclear Medicine Technologists play an integral role in the health-care team, working with patients, physicists, nuclear pharmacists, computer specialists, nurses, secretaries and other health-care professionals and are employed in hospitals, universities, medical clinics and research centers across the United States and abroad.

Graduate success rates include:  
100% Pass Rate on the national ARRT Registry examination for the past 21 years. 
6% Have completed, or are pursuing, graduate degrees, PA school or medical school. 
22% of graduates have become leaders in their departments or at some level of leadership above their department.

The Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technology Program:

  • Prepares students to perform as compassionate and caring health care professionals.
  • Prepares our graduates to sit for the ARRT registry examination.
  • Teaches students to think critically, communicate effectively, and demonstrate professional ethics.
  • Challenges students to utilize diagnostic techniques, sound judgment and good decision making to provide patient services.
  • Makes students aware of radiation safety protocols and procedures to reduce exposure to themselves and patients.

Outcomes

Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging technologies, including PET/CT and SPECT/CT, are expected to be used increasingly and to contribute further to employment growth. The wider use of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging to observe metabolic and biochemical changes during neurology, cardiology, and oncology procedures also will spur demand for nuclear medicine technologists.

Employment

Nuclear Medicine Technologists are employed in hospitals, universities, medical clinics and research centers across the United States and abroad. There are more than 20,700 Nuclear Medicine Technology positions throughout the country. After further study, graduates may advance to positions such as chief technologist, research technologist, health physicist, radiation safety officer or an educator.

In 2021-2022, Oregon Tech faculty conducted a salary survey of alumni and clinical sites. These data are averages listed by state:
 
              Oregon: $92,331
              Washington: $92,435
              California: $118,685
              Bureau of Labor and Statistics Data (2022): $84,850
 

Klamath Falls
Kayley Elliott
Student, Class of 2025
“While being an athlete in a medical program is tough at times, the staff and community at Oregon Tech help to keep you afloat. I have grown the most from being a college athlete and would say that my greatest learning experience at Oregon Tech is how to balance everything while working hard in sports but also in the classroom.”