Kansas rad tech license: x-ray and sonographer rules

Kansas rad tech license: an x-ray technologist needs a state license, a sonographer none; 9 programs.

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Kansas: state license for an x-ray technologist

Yes

Yes, a state license · sonographer: no state license

Radiologic technologist (radiography)Yes, a state license
Sonographer (ultrasound)No state license
Limited x-ray operatorNo limited credential in the ASRT table
Other licensed modalitiesnuclear medicine, radiation therapy
AgencyKansas Board of Healing Arts
Programs reported to IPEDS (2023-24)4 radiography, 5 sonography

Rule from the ASRT state table, read on November 13, 2026; the site of Kansas Board of Healing Arts refused our reader, so ask the agency before you apply.

How this is computed

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Kansas licenses radiographers, nuclear medicine technologists and radiation therapists through the State Board of Healing Arts. There is no Kansas limited license and no sonography license in the ASRT table. The board’s site refused our reader. Kansas trains more sonographers than its size suggests: Fort Hays State and Washburn each reported sizable sonography classes in 2023-24. By awards in 2023-24, the largest programs were Fort Hays State University in Hays (sonography, 47), Washburn University in Topeka (sonography, 44), Washburn University in Topeka (radiography, 22), Cleveland University-Kansas City in Overland Park (radiography, 19), Labette Community College in Parsons (radiography, 17), Labette Community College in Parsons (sonography, 16), Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson (radiography, 15) and Newman University in Wichita (sonography, 6).

How to get the Kansas rad tech license

Apply to the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts with your ARRT result and keep the license current. We could not read the board’s fees, so check them on its site before you send the application. Also credentialed here: nuclear medicine, radiation therapy.

Kansas: imaging modalities with a state rule (ASRT table, read November 13, 2026)
ModalityState credential
RadiographyLicense
Nuclear medicineLicense
Radiation therapyLicense

Kansas rad tech and sonography schools

Kansas: the largest of 4 radiography and 5 sonography programs; public in-state median $3,968 and $7,606 a year (IPEDS 2023-24)
SchoolCityProgramAwards 2023-24In-state tuition and fees
Fort Hays State UniversityHaysSonography47$5,633
Washburn UniversityTopekaSonography44$9,578
Washburn UniversityTopekaRadiography22$9,578
Cleveland University-Kansas CityOverland ParkRadiography19$14,400
Labette Community CollegeParsonsRadiography17$3,968
Labette Community CollegeParsonsSonography16$3,968
Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinsonRadiography15$3,720
Newman UniversityWichitaSonography6$35,500
University of KansasLawrenceSonography4$11,700

Tuition and exam: becoming a technologist in Kansas

Example: sonography, 2 years in Kansas· change any figure to see your own result

Sonography in Kansas: tuition and exam

$15,787

$7,606 a year × 2 + ARDMS SPI and one specialty $575

Median public in-state tuition and fees in Kansas$7,606 a year (2023-24)
Years of study2
Exam fees$575
State licenseNo state license
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Who licenses x-ray techs in Kansas?

The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, according to the ASRT table we read on November 13, 2026. It licenses radiography, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy. Its own site refused our automated reader, so confirm the requirements with the board directly.

Where can I study sonography in Kansas?

Fort Hays State University and Washburn University reported the two largest sonography classes in Kansas to IPEDS for 2023-24. Other Kansas schools are listed on this page with their in-state tuition and the number of awards. Both are public universities.

How much does rad tech or sonography school cost in Kansas?

Yearly tuition and required fees for residents in 2023-24, from the IPEDS charges file, the five lowest: Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, $3,720 ($4,650 for nonresidents); Labette Community College in Parsons, $3,968 ($4,768 for nonresidents); Fort Hays State University in Hays, $5,633 ($16,811 for nonresidents); Washburn University in Topeka, $9,578 ($20,582 for nonresidents); University of Kansas in Lawrence, $11,700 ($29,412 for nonresidents).

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State tables, agency pages, fee pages and federal files behind this page (4)

Each form number, fee, length and signer list was read on these official documents on November 13, 2026.

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The answers apply the ASRT state table and the agency pages read on November 13, 2026, and the IPEDS files for 2023-24. Rules change: your state agency decides.