West Des Moines, IA (population: 57,065) has one diagnostic medical sonography school within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Mercy College of Health Sciences has a total student population of 793. It is the 1687th highest ranked school in the USA and the 25th highest in the state of Iowa (#1 is Luther College).
Diagnostic Medical Sonography students from West Des Moines schools who go on to become diagnostic medical sonographers, sonographers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 51,630 people working as diagnostic medical sonographers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $63,640.
West Des Moines lies in Polk county, which is one of the 52 counties in Iowa. Overall, the Des Moines-West Des Moines area has 322,000 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $42,120 average annual salary.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Mercy College of Health Sciences ends up costing a student $16,028/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from West Des Moines |
Urbandale | IA | - | 1 | 15.697 | 16 | 4.4 miles |
Des Moines | IA | 200,202 | 10 | 28.1761 | 244 | 6.8 miles |
Ankeny | IA | 45,142 | 2 | 40.688 | 102 | 12.6 miles |
Ames | IA | 58,120 | 1 | 34.322 | 6 | 31.7 miles |
Fort Dodge | IA | - | 2 | 25.3587 | 65 | 67.7 miles |
Cedar Falls | IA | - | 3 | 27.7287 | 174 | 94.0 miles |
Waterloo | IA | 67,011 | 3 | 23.0675 | 66 | 96.0 miles |