New Jersey rad tech license: x-ray and sonographer rules

New Jersey rad tech license: an x-ray technologist needs a state license, a sonographer none; 20 programs.

The state rules apply where you take the images

Example: New Jersey· change any figure to see your own result

New Jersey: 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 operatorYes: a limited license
Other licensed modalitiesnuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radiologist assistant, fusion imaging
AgencyNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Programs reported to IPEDS (2023-24)7 radiography, 13 sonography

Rule from the ASRT state table, read on November 13, 2026; the site of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection refused our reader, so ask the agency before you apply.

How this is computed

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New Jersey licenses radiographers, limited operators, nuclear medicine technologists, radiation therapists, fusion imaging and radiologist assistants, and does it through its Department of Environmental Protection, not a health department. Sonography is not licensed. The department’s page refused our reader. New Jersey trains more sonographers than radiographers, mostly in private career schools. By awards in 2023-24, the largest programs were County College of Morris in Randolph (radiography, 31), MCI Institute of NJ in Ocean (sonography, 29), Eastern International College-Jersey City in Jersey City (sonography, 27), American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education in Piscataway (sonography, 18), Hudson County Community College in Jersey City (radiography, 16), American Institute-Clifton in CLIFTON (sonography, 15), American Institute-Toms River in Toms River (sonography, 15) and JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools in Plainfield (radiography, 14).

How to get the New Jersey rad tech license

Apply to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which runs the technologist program, with your national exam result. Its fees were not readable for us. Also credentialed here: nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radiologist assistant, fusion imaging.

New Jersey: imaging modalities with a state rule (ASRT table, read November 13, 2026)
ModalityState credential
RadiographyLicense
Nuclear medicineLicense
Radiation therapyLicense
Limited x-rayLicense
Radiologist assistantLicense
FluoroscopyNo license (standard)
Fusion imagingLicense

New Jersey rad tech and sonography schools

New Jersey: the largest of 7 radiography and 13 sonography programs; public in-state median $9,120 and $8,613 a year (IPEDS 2023-24)
SchoolCityProgramAwards 2023-24In-state tuition and fees
County College of MorrisRandolphRadiography31$10,530
MCI Institute of NJOceanSonography29n/a
Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey CitySonography27$18,947
American Institute of Medical Sciences & EducationPiscatawaySonography18n/a
Hudson County Community CollegeJersey CityRadiography16$8,740
American Institute-CliftonCLIFTONSonography15n/a
American Institute-Toms RiverToms RiverSonography15n/a
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder SchoolsPlainfieldRadiography14$24,916
Bergen Community CollegeParamusSonography14$8,613
Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays LandingRadiography12$6,913

Tuition and exam: becoming a technologist in New Jersey

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

Sonography in New Jersey: tuition and exam

$17,801

$8,613 a year × 2 + ARDMS SPI and one specialty $575

Median public in-state tuition and fees in New Jersey$8,613 a year (2023-24)
Years of study2
Exam fees$575
State licenseNo state license
Full calculator: Sonographer: the job and the route →

Questions students and technologists ask

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Which agency licenses x-ray techs in New Jersey?

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, an unusual home for an imaging license. The ASRT table lists New Jersey licenses for radiography, limited operators, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, fusion imaging and radiologist assistants. Its page refused our reader on November 13, 2026.

Is sonography licensed in New Jersey?

No. Sonography has no New Jersey license in the ASRT table. New Jersey schools reported more sonography programs than radiography programs to IPEDS for 2023-24, led by MCI Institute and Eastern International College. Many of them are private career schools; compare their prices.

How much does rad tech or sonography school cost in New Jersey?

Yearly tuition and required fees for residents in 2023-24, from the IPEDS charges file, the five lowest: Rowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel, $5,376 ($6,936 for nonresidents); Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus in Sewell, $5,820; Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing, $6,913 ($8,313 for nonresidents); Bergen Community College in Paramus, $8,613 ($9,005 for nonresidents); Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, $8,740 ($12,280 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.