Best MRI Tech Programs

Avg. Cost per Credit: $133 (in-state) | $390-$466 (out-of-state)

Credits to Graduate: 16

At Harper's MRI certificate program, you can become an MRI tech in three semesters.

You'll take courses in anatomy for imaging, patient care and procedures, and MRI principles. You'll also complete a clinical experience under the supervision of a registered radiologic technologist. The curriculum prepares you to take the ARRT MRI exam.

Harper admits new MRI certificate students each fall, with an application window from April to July. The program is open to registered radiologic technologists who meet the physical qualifications and hold an associate in radiologic technology degree with a minimum 2.5 GPA.

Avg. Cost per Credit: $136 (in-state) | $339 (out-of-state)

Credits to Graduate: 5

Sinclair's MRI certificate offers a flexible hybrid format with online courses and in-person clinical hours that you can complete in one month.

This part-time program requires three courses, including the principles of MRI course that introduces you to MRI requirements, contrast media, patient care considerations, and anatomy and pathological considerations. You must also complete two practicums at an Ohio hospital or imaging center.

At graduation, you can sit for the ARRT MRI exam. You need to be a registered radiographer to apply.

Avg. Cost per Credit: $100 (in-state) | $200 (out-of-state)

Credits to Graduate: 24

Albany Tech's MRI technical certificate enrolls radiologic technologists, radiation therapists, registered sonographers, and nuclear medicine technologists.

The program's six courses emphasize patient care and assessments, contrast agents, MRI safety, medical ethics and law, instrumentation, and scanning protocols. During the two clinical courses, you'll observe MRI exams and practice exam preparation and patient care.

Enrollment uses a first-come, first-served basis. New cohorts start in the fall. You must meet minimum ACCUPLACER test scores to get admitted.

Avg. Cost per Credit: $112-$185 (in-state) | $169-$388 (out-of-state)

Credits to Graduate: 19-23

TMCC's MRI certificate lets you study completely online over two semesters with internships at Nevada placement sites.

This certificate program requires courses in patient care and safety, anatomy and pathology, physics and MRI instrumentation, procedures of the central nervous system, and post-processing techniques. You must also complete two internships under a faculty advisor's supervision to gain clinical skills in MRI, computerized tomography, and mammography exams.

The program prepares you for the ARRT MRI exam. Registered radiologic technologists with an associate degree can apply.

Avg. Cost per Credit: $434

Credits to Graduate: 22

You can complete WU's online MRI certificate in one year and use the credits toward a bachelor's in health science.

You can opt for a two-semester full-time format or a four-semester part-time format. The curriculum emphasizes anatomy and imaging application, magnetic resonance physics, and magnetic resonance physics. During the fall and spring semesters, to satisfy clinical requirements, you'll complete three eight-hour days or two 12-hour days.

New programs begin in the fall with classes of no more than 20 students. You can enroll while pursuing a WU radiology degree or after earning your associate degree in radiography, radiation therapy, sonography, or nuclear medicine.

Avg. Cost per Credit: $540

Credits to Graduate: 12

Mercy's MRI certificate offers flexible online courses with transferable credits that can go toward a bachelor's in medical imaging degree.

Lessons explore human anatomy in sectional planes, theories and principles of magnetic resonance, instrumentation of MRI procedures, patient education and preparation, imaging protocols, and safety considerations.

You can apply if you hold an associate degree and certification in radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, or sonography. Mercy also admits candidates enrolled in the radiologic technology associate degree with at least a 2.7 GPA. All part-time students start in the spring.

Avg. Cost per Credit: $165 (in-state) | $330-$495 (out-of-state)

Credits to Graduate: 17

Bucks' MRI certificate program lets you advance your radiologic technology career in just two semesters.

The seven required courses teach you about patient care in MRIs, procedures, cross-section anatomy in medical imaging, and physics instrumentation. To complete the program, you must fulfill two clinical experiences.

This program is open to registered radiologic technologists. You can also apply if you hold credentials from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography for Ultrasound or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board for Nuclear Medicine.

Avg. Cost per Credit: $76 (in-state) | $268 (out-of-state)

Credits to Graduate: 39

Forsyth Tech's MRI diploma trains you for a career as an MRI technologist in three semesters.

The program covers imaging ethics and laws, patient care and safety, MRI instrumentation, procedures and physics, anatomy and pathology, and two clinical practicums. The coursework gives you the skills needed to sit for the ARRT MRI exam.

New cohorts begin every summer and have no more than three students. To apply, you must submit TEAS scores.

Avg. Cost per Credit: $598

Credits to Graduate: 12

NMC's MRI certificate lets you study completely online and graduate in just one year. After graduation, you can transfer into a bachelor's in imaging science program. The four required courses focus on advanced cross-sectional anatomy and MRI instrumentation and procedures.

You need a minimum 2.5 GPA, prior college credit, and ARRT certification to get admitted. NMC offers rolling admission, so you can apply at any time.

Avg. Cost per Credit: $205 (in-state) | $246-$330 (out-of-state)

Credits to Graduate: 31

OCtech's MRI certificate offers fully online courses with clinical experiences that you can complete in two semesters.

The program prepares current radiologic technologists to get certified through the ARRT MRI exam. The curriculum covers MRI physics and imaging procedures for the head and neck, musculoskeletal systems, abdomen and pelvis, and thorax. You'll also gain hands-on skills through two clinical placements.

The program starts every August. You must submit proof of registration with the ARRT in radiography, sonography, nuclear medicine, or radiation therapy to get admitted.