Trade School Scoreboard

Imaging & Surgical Tech programs in Pennsylvania

66 imaging & surgical tech programs at 52 Pennsylvania schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (30 programs), the state median is $61,936 one year after completion, 4% above the national median of $59,514. Median borrower debt is $19,595.

66programs
52schools
$61,936median 1-yr earnings
$19,595median debt
SchoolCityProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate37$79,888$27,250$310
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–$79,888$27,250$310
Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree37$77,318$21,150$240
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate16$70,292––
Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree18$69,726$25,374$288
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree17$69,703$20,000$227
Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree39$69,498$20,000$227
South Hills School of Business & TechnologyState College, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate11$68,652––
Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree37$68,603$25,000$284
Laurel Technical InstituteUniontown, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree17$66,973$28,312$322
Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree41$66,526$24,800$282
Reading Hospital School of Health SciencesReading, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate66$66,376––
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree35$65,411$18,500$210
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree60$62,672$18,436$210
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–$62,672$18,436$210
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree16$61,201$17,581$200
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree6$61,201$17,581$200
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–$61,201$17,581$200
South Hills School of Business & TechnologyState College, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree22$61,119$19,500$222
Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree21$60,496––
Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree25$60,363$21,625$246
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree107$60,186$15,788$179
Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree32$59,836$12,500$142
Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyErie, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree43$58,395$19,690$224
Laurel Technical InstituteHermitage, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–$58,321––
Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree23$52,179$18,500$210
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–$49,943––
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree9$49,943––
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-LewisburgLewisburg, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree14$40,794$25,666$292
All-State Career SchoolEssington, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate2$35,041––
Alvernia UniversityReading, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree16not reported––
Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree12not reported––
Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate5not reported––
Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree37not reported$15,325$174
Butler County Community CollegeButler, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Butler County Community CollegeButler, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree2not reported––
Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––
Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate16not reported––
Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate1not reported––
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––
Gannon UniversityErie, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree5not reported––
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree5not reported––
Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate1not reported––
Johnson CollegeScranton, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree15not reported$18,807$214
La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree5not reported––
Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––
Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate12not reported––
Misericordia UniversityDallas, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate1not reported––
Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
Reading Area Community CollegeReading, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree18not reported––
St Lukes Hospital School of NursingBethlehem, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate3not reported––
Widener UniversityChester, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree11not reported$17,182$195
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree36not reported$23,000$261
YTI Career Institute-AltoonaAltoona, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree56not reported––
Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree9not reported––
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree7not reported––
Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree0not reported––

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

Compare schools near you

Use the data on this page to shortlist two or three schools, then contact them directly with the links provided. Ask each school the questions listed on the page.

Imaging & Surgical Tech programs by city in Pennsylvania

Before you choose a imaging & surgical tech school in Pennsylvania

Most of these roles require a national credential or state license, and many credentialing bodies require graduation from a specifically accredited program. Check programmatic accreditation, not just the school's overall accreditation.

More programs in Pennsylvania

All Pennsylvania programs · Imaging, Surgical Tech & Respiratory Care nationwide

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-paying imaging & surgical tech program in Pennsylvania?

By reported one-year earnings, Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster leads at $79,888 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.

How many imaging & surgical tech programs are in Pennsylvania?

The Scorecard lists 66 certificate or associate programs in this field at 52 schools in Pennsylvania.