Which Georgia diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Ogeechee Technical College reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,490, with first-year pay of $42,035.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Georgia?

The median across 14 Georgia diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs is $43,594 in the first year after graduating and $45,889 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) Programs in Georgia, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs are in Georgia?

14 Georgia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

14 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Certificate in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Georgia diagnostic and treatment professions certificate program pays its graduates $43,594 in their first year, $2,763 less than the national median. Lanier Technical College reports the highest first-year pay ($59,869), and Ogeechee Technical College the lowest median debt ($9,490).

Median first-year pay$43,594National $46,357

Median pay after 5 years$45,889National $52,367

Median federal debt$13,234National $13,230

Debt-to-earnings28%National 28%

All 14 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville · public	$59,869	$56,730	Not reported	Not reported
2	Athens Technical CollegeAthens · public	$57,691	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
3	Southeastern Technical CollegeVidalia · public	$55,102	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegeValdosta · public	$50,801	$44,539	$14,685	29%
5	Institute of Medical UltrasoundAtlanta · private for-profit	$50,731	Not reported	$20,000	39%
6	West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco · public	$46,447	$48,508	$10,114	22%
7	Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville · public	$44,418	$43,350	Not reported	Not reported
8	Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville · public	$42,770	$56,824	$11,782	28%
9	Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin · public	$42,632	$46,155	$15,700	37%
10	Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta · public	$42,074	$40,884	$16,805	40%
11	Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro · public	$42,035	$54,460	$9,490	23%
12	Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins · public	$40,965	$52,635	$11,500	28%
13	Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah · public	$40,534	$37,718	Not reported	Not reported
14	Augusta Technical CollegeAugusta · public	$38,467	$43,338	Not reported	Not reported

6 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Georgia diagnostic and treatment professions program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Georgia medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lanier Technical College$59,869
Athens Technical College$57,691
Southeastern Technical College$55,102
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College$50,801
Institute of Medical Ultrasound$50,731

Lowest median debt

Ogeechee Technical College$9,490
West Georgia Technical College$10,114
Central Georgia Technical College$11,500
Gwinnett Technical College$11,782
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College$14,685

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$74,550

Median pay in Georgia. 7,540 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $49,730Top 10%: $102,840

Emergency Medical Technicians

$45,550

Median pay in Georgia. 6,260 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $33,910Top 10%: $52,600

Physician Assistants

$115,390

Median pay in Georgia. 5,610 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $62,230Top 10%: $172,050

Respiratory Therapists

$83,700

Median pay in Georgia. 5,150 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $65,050Top 10%: $112,320

Common questions

Lanier Technical College in Gainesville reports the highest median first-year pay, $59,869.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked248 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in Georgia, ranked16 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Georgia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024