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CIP 51.0905 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist.

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to employ radioactive and stable nuclides in diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic applications while monitoring for patient health and safety. Includes instruction in nuclear physics, health physics, instrumentation and statistics, biochemistry, immunology, radiopharmacology, radiation biology, clinical nuclear medicine, radionuclide therapy, computer applications, safety regulations, equipment operation, quality control, laboratory procedures, taking patient histories, patient evaluation and monitoring, emergency first aid, administration and record-keeping, and personnel supervision.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0905. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years12107
2025Associate degree25263
2025Certificate 2–4 years17
2025Bachelor degree34297
2025Master degree316
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year417
2024Certificate 1–2 years1181
2024Associate degree23240
2024Certificate 2–4 years16
2024Bachelor degree31245
2024Master degree310
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year414
2023Certificate 1–2 years1173
2023Associate degree23201
2023Certificate 2–4 years16
2023Bachelor degree34284
2023Master degree38
2023Post-master certificate11
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year514
2022Certificate 1–2 years1270
2022Associate degree23184
2022Certificate 2–4 years16
2022Bachelor degree36287
2022Master degree211
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year617
2021Certificate 1–2 years1473
2021Associate degree24202
2021Bachelor degree33303
2021Master degree217
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year522
2020Certificate 1–2 years1182
2020Associate degree22192
2020Certificate 2–4 years16
2020Bachelor degree37288
2020Master degree213
2020Certificate under 12 weeks14
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year313

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.0905 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

80 institutions

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