Utah rad tech license: x-ray and sonographer rules

Utah rad tech license: an x-ray technologist needs a state license, a sonographer none; 5 programs.

The state rules apply where you take the images

Example: Utah· change any figure to see your own result

Utah: 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
AgencyUtah Division of Professional Licensing
Programs reported to IPEDS (2023-24)4 radiography, 1 sonography

Rule from the ASRT state table, read on November 13, 2026; the site of Utah Division of Professional Licensing refused our reader, so ask the agency before you apply.

How this is computed

Compiled by Radif Partners · How the rules were read

Utah licenses radiographers and limited operators, plus nuclear medicine, radiation therapy and radiologist assistants, through its Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), according to the ASRT table. The division’s site refused our reader. Weber State University stands out: it reported one of the largest radiography classes of any school in the country for 2023-24, with awards from certificates to a master’s degree. Salt Lake Community College and Mountainland Technical College in Lehi come next in radiography, and Utah Tech University trains radiographers in Saint George, in the south of the state. By awards in 2023-24, the largest programs were Weber State University in Ogden (radiography, 298), Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City (radiography, 47), Weber State University in Ogden (sonography, 43), Mountainland Technical College in Lehi (radiography, 27) and Utah Tech University in Saint George (radiography, 12).

How to get the Utah rad tech license

Apply to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing for the radiologic technology license of your category, with your national exam result. We could not read its fee schedule. Also credentialed here: nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radiologist assistant.

Utah: imaging modalities with a state rule (ASRT table, read November 13, 2026)
ModalityState credential
RadiographyLicense
Nuclear medicineLicense
Radiation therapyLicense
Limited x-rayLicense
Radiologist assistantLicense

Utah rad tech and sonography schools

Utah: the largest of 4 radiography and 1 sonography programs; public in-state median $6,074 and $6,391 a year (IPEDS 2023-24)
SchoolCityProgramAwards 2023-24In-state tuition and fees
Weber State UniversityOgdenRadiography298$6,391
Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake CityRadiography47$4,257
Weber State UniversityOgdenSonography43$6,391
Mountainland Technical CollegeLehiRadiography27n/a
Utah Tech UniversitySaint GeorgeRadiography12$6,074

Tuition and exam: becoming a technologist in Utah

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

Sonography in Utah: tuition and exam

$13,357

$6,391 a year × 2 + ARDMS SPI and one specialty $575

Median public in-state tuition and fees in Utah$6,391 a year (2023-24)
Years of study2
Exam fees$575
State licenseNo state license
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Questions students and technologists ask

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Who licenses radiologic technologists in Utah?

The Utah Division of Professional Licensing, known as DOPL, according to the ASRT table we read on November 13, 2026. It licenses radiography and limited operators. Its own page refused our automated reader, so confirm the current requirements there. Ask the division directly before you apply.

Which school trains most Utah radiographers?

Weber State University, by far: it reported more radiography awards to IPEDS for 2023-24 than any other Utah school, ahead of Salt Lake Community College, and it is also Utah’s only school reporting sonography awards. Its campus is in Ogden.

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

Yearly tuition and required fees for residents in 2023-24, from the IPEDS charges file: Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, $4,257 ($13,701 for nonresidents); Utah Tech University in Saint George, $6,074 ($17,642 for nonresidents); Weber State University in Ogden, $6,391 ($17,084 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.