MRI Technologist Training

MRI Tech Programs in New Hampshire

Tesla MR's hybrid MRI program takes 12 to 18 months and needs no prior imaging credential: coursework is online, and our site team arranges your clinical training. Every other program a New Hampshire resident can attend is compared below.

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
$105K Avg. Salary
0 Affiliated Sites
12-18 mo Program Length
Starting at $11,500 Tuition
Already in imaging?

Already working in an imaging department in New Hampshire?

X-ray, CT, and nuclear medicine techs, MRI aides, transporters, schedulers, and nurses who work around a scanner do not need a second degree or an X-ray license to move into MRI. The coursework is online, so you keep your job, and clinical hours can happen at a facility you already know.

Train where you work.

If your department has an MRI scanner and will host you, our site team asks them first. Your employer signs a site agreement and names an ARRT or ARMRIT mentor.

How clinicals at your current facility work

Keep your paycheck.

The online phases fit around a hospital schedule. Clinicals are the squeeze, and we show the schedules other hospital employees have used.

MRI school while working full time

Ask your employer to pay.

Some employers cover part of tuition, and we can invoice them directly. Here is what to ask HR before you pay a deposit.

Employer tuition reimbursement
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Already ARRT registered? Compare ARRT (MR) and ARMRIT before you choose a route.

Program at a glance

  • 12-18 month program
  • No prerequisites: a high school diploma or GED
  • 100% online coursework
  • Our site team handles clinical placement
  • Eligible to sit the ARMRIT exam on completion

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Your options

MRI programs available to New Hampshire residents

5 in-person or regional programs plus Tesla MR's hybrid option. Only one of them trains 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 (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences), Advanced Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Online (MCPHS has a campus in Manchester, NH) Requires current ARRT, NMTCB or ARDMS certification, an associate or bachelor's degree, and current CPR. Starts in the summer. Delivered online, not at the Manchester campus.
MRI after X-ray
Advanced Certificate in Magnetic Resonance ImagingARRT (MR) post-primary
12 months, part-time
Yes
Online; graduates sit for the exam after completing ARRT clinical experience requirements
$575 per credit for the online MRI Certificate (2026-2027 MCPHS tuition and fees page); total not published
MCPHS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (BS) Fast Track Boston, MA Neighboring state. For associate or bachelor's degree holders and transfer students; prerequisites include Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Calculus I, and calculus-based Physics. Starts in spring. No radiography credential listed as a requirement.
MRI direct
Bachelor of Science in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Fast Track)ARRT (MR)
16 months
No
Online courses and in-person courses with clinical internships
Not published
NHTI, Concord's Community College (Radiologic Technology) Concord, NH JRCERT accredited. Starts in the summer semester; application deadline December 15, 2026 for summer 2027. NHTI lists a Computed Tomography certificate but no MRI program.
X-ray first
Associate of Science in Radiologic Technology (79 credits)ARRT (R)
Two years, with clinical rotations in summer, fall, and spring semesters
No
In-person; clinical hours are daytime only, no nights or weekends
$238 per credit in-state, $357 NERSP, $523 out-of-state (2025-2026); school's program cost estimate is $26,917 in-state for 79 credits (year not stated)
River Valley Community College (Radiologic Technology) Claremont, NH JRCERT accredited (8-year award). Priority application deadline December 1 each year; fall start. College also has academic centers in Keene and Lebanon.
X-ray first
Associate in Science in Radiologic Technology (program cost sheet lists 70 credits)ARRT (R)
Five semesters across two years (fall, spring, summer, fall, spring)
No
In-person with clinical practicums; schedule meets four days a week
$238 per credit in-state (2026-2027); school's estimated in-state program total is $24,352 for 70 credits (updated July 2026), course materials not included
Northern Essex Community College (Radiologic Technology) Lawrence, MA Neighboring state, near the southern NH border. JRCERT accredited (8-year award, next site visit second quarter 2031). Five-year average ARRT pass rate stated as 88%.
X-ray first
Associate of Science in Radiologic TechnologyARRT (R)
Two years, five semesters
No
In-person classroom instruction with clinical practicum
Not published

Verified against each program's own website between Sep 18, 2026 and Oct 31, 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.

The path

How to become an MRI tech in New Hampshire

Five steps, the same in New Hampshire 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 of the in-person programs in the table above do require one.

  2. Pick the credential you are aiming for

    Employers in New Hampshire 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

    New Hampshire licenses MRI technologists through its Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy and accepts either ARRT or ARMRIT certification. Once certified, you can apply to the hospital systems and imaging groups listed further down this page.

Where you would train and work

MRI employers in New Hampshire, and which ones are in our clinical network

We are still building our network in New Hampshire. An affiliated site is a facility in our clinical network where students can be placed. The others are places MRI techs work in New Hampshire that we have not affiliated with yet.

Affiliated site Employer, not yet affiliated

We have not mapped New Hampshire employers yet. Tell us where you live and our site team will do it for your application.

Pulled from Tesla MR's site database on October 31, 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.

Growing here · New Hampshire

We are still building our network in New Hampshire. If you apply, the site team maps your area first and tells you what to expect before you commit.

  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 technologist licensing in New Hampshire

New Hampshire requires a state license for MRI technologists. RSA 328-J defines a magnetic resonance technologist as a person licensed under the chapter, and RSA 328-J:10 bars anyone from performing medical imaging on humans without a current license. Licensing is handled by the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, and the statute ties qualification to ARRT certification or a certification organization the state recognizes.

The state’s licensing requirements for a Magnetic Resonance Technologist accept a certification card from either ARRT or ARMRIT, so graduates of both pathways can apply for the New Hampshire license.

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Key Takeaway

New Hampshire licenses MRI technologists through its Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy and accepts either ARRT or ARMRIT certification.

MRI technologist salary in New Hampshire

BLS reports a May 2025 median of $105,420 for MRI technologists in New Hampshire, with about 270 employed statewide (BLS OEWS, state estimates). The national median is $95,480. For comparison, New Hampshire radiologic technologists, which includes X-ray and CT, have a median of $84,910.

Entry-level pay sits below the median. Shift differentials, specialty work such as cardiac or breast MRI, and 3 to 5 years of experience push experienced technologists above it. See the MRI technologist salary guide and salary by state for the full breakdown.

Where MRI techs work in New Hampshire

Major healthcare employers in New Hampshire include Dartmouth Health (Dartmouth-Hitchcock), Elliot Health System, Catholic Medical Center, Concord Hospital, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. These systems operate hospitals, outpatient imaging centers, and specialty clinics across the state.

New Hampshire benefits from its lack of state income tax on earned wages, making it an attractive base for healthcare professionals who might otherwise work in neighboring Massachusetts or Vermont. Dartmouth Health (anchored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon) is the state’s academic medical center and a top employer for advanced imaging positions. The southern part of the state, particularly the Manchester-Nashua corridor, is functionally part of the Boston labor market, which pushes wages higher. New Hampshire’s small workforce means MRI positions can be competitive, and turnover tends to be low.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on the path. The X-ray-first route is a 2-year radiography degree followed by an MRI certificate, often about another year. Every New Hampshire MRI program we verified asks for an existing imaging registry first, so the local route starts with X-ray. The nearest campus option we found is MCPHS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (BS) Fast Track in Boston, MA. Tesla MR's hybrid certificate takes most students 12 to 18 months.

BLS does not break CT out separately; it reports radiologic technologists and technicians, which includes X-ray and CT, at a New Hampshire median of $84,910 versus $105,420 for MRI technologists (May 2025). Nationally the figures are $80,110 and $95,480. MRI is the higher-paid modality in both sets of numbers.

The coursework is real: MRI physics, cross-sectional anatomy, pulse sequences, and safety around a magnet that is always on. Most students who put in steady weekly hours pass. In New Hampshire the harder part is often the entry requirement, since every MRI program we verified in the state asks for an existing imaging registry first. Every path ends with a national registry exam, ARRT or ARMRIT.

Not through a New Hampshire campus program that we could verify: each MRI program in the state asks for an existing ARRT, ARDMS, or NMTCB registry, so the local route is X-ray first. The nearest campus option we found is MCPHS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (BS) Fast Track in Boston, MA. Tesla MR's hybrid certificate accepts students with no prior imaging credential and places clinicals at affiliated New Hampshire sites. Check the prior X-ray column in the table above before you apply anywhere.

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 affiliated New Hampshire health systems are listed on this page.

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