MRI Technologist Training

MRI Tech Programs in Boston

Every MRI technologist program a Boston resident can attend, compared side by side, plus which Boston hospital systems are in Tesla MR's clinical network and exactly how placement works.

Comparing programs nationally? See MRI tech school formats, costs, and certification paths. Checking accreditation? See every accredited MRI tech certification program.

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MRI technologist student training at a clinical site
$106K Avg. Salary
13 Affiliated Sites
12-18 mo Program Length
Starting at $11,500 Tuition
The path

How to become an MRI tech in Boston

Five steps, the same in Massachusetts as anywhere else. Where you do step four is what changes by city.

  1. Confirm you are eligible

    A high school diploma or GED is the floor. You do not need a prior X-ray, radiography, or healthcare credential for the ARMRIT route. Some in-person programs below do require one, so check the table.

  2. Pick the credential you are aiming for

    Employers in Boston hire both ARRT (MR) and ARMRIT technologists. ARRT usually means a two-year degree or a prior radiography license. ARMRIT is the certificate route for career changers.

  3. Choose a program format that fits your life

    Full-time campus programs are faster if you can stop working. Hybrid programs put the coursework online and the clinical hours at a facility near you, which is how most working adults finish.

  4. Complete supervised clinical hours

    Every path ends at a scanner. Clinical training is the part that depends on local capacity, so ask any program how placement works before you enroll. Ours is explained below.

  5. Pass the registry exam and get hired

    Massachusetts licenses radiographers but not MRI technologists; employers require ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT certification. Once certified, you can apply to the hospital systems and imaging groups listed further down this page.

Your options

MRI programs available to Boston residents

6 in-person or regional programs plus Tesla MR's hybrid option. 2 of them train you in MRI directly without a prior X-ray credential. Facts come from each school's published pages. Confirm with the school before you apply.

Published cost is what each school states on its own site. Some schools publish tuition only; others include fees, books, or uniforms; public colleges often distinguish in-district from out-of-district rates. Each row says which. For the national list with accreditor and entry requirement for every program, see accredited MRI tech certification programs.

Program Path Credential Length Prior X-ray? Format Published cost
Tesla MR Online coursework, clinicals near you
MRI direct
Certificate (ARMRIT exam eligibility)ARMRIT
12 to 18 months
No
Hybrid: online lectures, in-person clinicals
$11,500 to $13,400 by payment plan
MCPHS University, MRI Fast Track Boston, MA For students with a bachelor's degree or enough college credits, plus science prerequisites
MRI direct
BS in Magnetic Resonance ImagingARRT (MR)
16 months
No
Hybrid: online and in-person courses plus three clinical internships
Not published for this program
MCPHS University, MRI Accelerated Boston, MA Entry-level bachelor's track
MRI direct
BS in Magnetic Resonance ImagingARRT (MR)
32 months
No
Hybrid: online and in-person courses plus clinical internships
Not published for this program
MCPHS University, Advanced Certificate in MRI Online, Boston-based Requires a degree plus a current ARRT, NMTCB, or ARDMS registry
MRI after X-ray
Advanced Certificate in MRIARRT (MR)
12 months, part-time
Yes
Online didactic; clinical experience arranged by the student to meet ARRT requirements
$575 per credit
Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA JRCERT accredited; the college's separate MR certificate requires an ARRT card and your own clinical site
X-ray first
AS in Medical Radiography (X-ray)ARRT (R)
21 months full-time or 35 months part-time
No
In-person plus clinical affiliations
Not published
MassBay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA JRCERT accredited; selective admission
X-ray first
AS in Radiologic Technology (X-ray)ARRT (R)
21 months day, or 8-semester evening track
No
In-person lecture, lab, and clinical
Not published
Quincy College Quincy, MA Seeking JRCERT accreditation; not yet accredited
X-ray first
AS in Radiologic Technology (X-ray)ARRT (R)
5 consecutive semesters
No
In-person lecture and lab plus rotations at 14 affiliated sites
$715 per credit for radiography courses plus books and exam fee

Verified against each program's own website between Sep 2, 2026 and Sep 9, 2026. Tuition, length, and admission rules change; the school's page is the authority. Tesla MR is not a degree-granting institution and does not participate in federal financial aid. See accreditation. The schools named here are not affiliated with Tesla MR and do not endorse it; their names belong to their owners. Spot an error? Email info@teslamr.com and we will review it within 10 business days.

Where you would train and work

MRI employers in Boston, and which ones are in our clinical network

Tesla MR has 13 affiliated clinical sites in the Boston area. An affiliated site is a facility in our clinical network where students can be placed. The others are places MRI techs work in Boston that we have not affiliated with yet.

Affiliated site Employer, not yet affiliated

Shields Health

Affiliated site
  • Baystate Health Springfield
  • Dorchester/Milton Boston
  • Framingham Framingham
  • Tufts Medical Center Boston
  • UMass Memorial Shrewsbury - Outpatient Worcester
  • UMass Memorial University Campus Worcester

Atrius Health

Affiliated site
  • Atrius Health Boston
  • Boston Boston

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Affiliated site
  • New England Baptist Hospital Boston

Longwood MRI Specialists

Affiliated site
  • Longwood MRI Specialists Brookline

Rayus Radiology

Affiliated site
  • Springfield Springfield

Tenet Health

Affiliated site
  • St. Vincent Worcester

Trinity Health

Affiliated site
  • Mercy Medical Center (Springfield) Springfield

Baystate Health

Employer, not yet affiliated
  • Medical Center Springfield

Plus 2 more imaging groups in the area.

Pulled from Tesla MR's site database on September 9, 2026. Affiliations are added and change over time; the assessment you receive during admissions is the one that applies to you.

Clinical placement

How clinical placement works

Our Clinical Sites team leads placement. You are not expected to find or negotiate your own clinical site. We look for a facility within a reasonable commute of your home and widen the search only if we need to.

Timing depends on facilities having capacity when you reach clinicals. If your area is thin, we tell you during admissions, not after you enroll, and we talk through the options with you.

Established network · Boston

We have 13 affiliated sites in the Boston area. Most students here are placed within that network, and the site team adds facilities as students need them.

  1. We look at your area during admissions

    If you already have a facility in mind, maybe where you work, we reach out and see whether you can train there. If not, our site team maps the hospitals and imaging centers near your home and starts the conversation.

  2. You get a straight answer before you enroll

    Clinicals are still months away at this point, so a site's answer is usually "we expect so, check back closer to the date." We tell you what we heard and what it means for your timeline.

  3. You start the coursework while the site work continues

    Most students begin Phase I and Phase II before a specific facility is named. That is normal, and the site team keeps working your area in the background.

  4. Your site is confirmed as clinicals approach

    Once clinicals are weeks away rather than months, facilities can commit to dates. We work to have your placement set before Phase III begins. Which facility and which shift depends on who has capacity at that time.

MRI licensing in Massachusetts

Massachusetts licenses radiologic technologists through the Department of Public Health Radiation Control Program, but MRI technologists are not required to hold that license because MRI does not involve ionizing radiation. Boston’s academic medical centers hire on ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT certification, and some positions prefer additional credentials. Read each posting, because some hospital roles still ask for ARRT.

What MRI techs earn in Boston

The BLS reports a median of about $106K for MRI technologists in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro (OEWS, May 2025). Entry-level pay sits below that, with shift differentials and specialty work pushing experienced techs above it. See the MRI technologist salary guide for the full breakdown by state.

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Key Takeaway

A site count on a web page is not the number that matters. What matters is what the site team finds when it looks at your specific location, and that happens during admissions, before you commit.

ARMRIT Accredited Nationally recognized certification
334+ Clinical Sites Partner network in 38 states
Starting at $11,500 Payment plans available

Frequently Asked Questions

Our Clinical Sites team leads placement. You are not expected to secure your own site. If you know a facility, you can propose it, but we review it, confirm capacity, sign the agreement, and approve it.

The site team keeps working your area, looks at nearby facilities and any leads you bring us, and talks through the options with you, which can include a farther site or adjusting your timeline. Placement timing depends on facilities having capacity, so we give you our read on your area during admissions rather than after you enroll.

Each student is matched to a facility with capacity for their dates. If one facility cannot take everyone, the site team works the other affiliated sites listed on this page and adds new ones as needed.

Yes. The ARMRIT route does not require a prior radiography credential. Several in-person programs in the comparison table do, so check that column before you apply anywhere.

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