Buffalo, NY (population: 267,037) has two radiology technician schools within its city limits. Trocaire College, the highest ranked school in the city with a radiology technician program, has a total student population of 1,153. It is the 4266th highest ranked school in the USA and the 290th highest in the state of New York (#1 is Columbia University in the City of New York).
Radiology Technician students from Buffalo schools who go on to become radiology technicians, professor of radiologies, assistant professor of radiologies, radiologic technologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Radiologic technologists and technicians make on average $54,180 per year and there are about 213,560 of them employed in the US today.
Buffalo lies in Erie county, which is one of the 28 counties in New York. Overall, the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area has 534,300 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.9% unemployment rate, $19.69/hr average worker wage, and a $40,960 average annual salary.
Of the 2 radiology technician schools in Buffalo, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Trocaire College comes out as the most expensive ($10,177/yr) for radiology technician students, with Erie Community College as the lowest, reported at only $3,003/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Buffalo |
| Hamburg | NY | - | 1 | 21.4078 | 25 | 12.1 miles |
| Niagara Falls | NY | 50,692 | 1 | 24.6139 | 10 | 16.0 miles |
| Angola | NY | - | 2 | 28.2192 | 69 | 19.4 miles |
| Rochester | NY | 205,236 | 21 | 30.9673 | 807 | 65.6 miles |
| Erie | PA | 103,895 | 10 | 28.3152 | 329 | 81.8 miles |