La Crosse, WI (population: 50,893) has one sonography school within its city limits. Western Technical College has a total student population of 5,573. It is the 3567th highest ranked school in the USA and the 64th highest in the state of Wisconsin (#1 is University of Wisconsin-Madison).
Sonography students from La Crosse schools who go on to become sonographers, sonography specialists, diagnostic medical sonographers, ultrasonographers, 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. Also, Pediatricians, general make on average $161,410 per year and there are about 29,460 of them employed in the US today.
La Crosse lies in La Crosse county, which is one of the 34 counties in Wisconsin. Overall, the La Crosse-MN area has 70,680 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 6.1% unemployment rate, $18.15/hr average worker wage, and a $37,750 average annual salary.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Western Technical College ends up costing a student $7,019/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from La Crosse |
| Eau Claire | WI | 66,106 | 3 | 29.3261 | 160 | 69.7 miles |
| Wisconsin Rapids | WI | - | 1 | 14.8847 | 67 | 79.9 miles |
| Platteville | WI | - | 1 | 31.0842 | 67 | 84.7 miles |
| Dubuque | IA | 57,153 | 6 | 24.3963 | 205 | 95.9 miles |