MRI Technologist Training

MRI Tech Programs in Oklahoma

8 in-person or regional programs plus Tesla MR's hybrid option, compared side by side below. One local program and Tesla MR admit you without a prior X-ray credential.

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MRI technologist student training at a clinical site
$87K Avg. Salary
26 Affiliated Sites
12-18 mo Program Length
Starting at $11,500 Tuition
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MRI programs available to Oklahoma residents

8 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
Tulsa Community College (Radiography X-ray) Tulsa, OK JRCERT accredited (current award 3 years). Starts in the summer semester. Page reports 291 applicants and 53 interviews for 2026. Estimated cost is in a linked PDF, not on the page.
X-ray first
AAS in Radiography (X-ray)ARRT (R)
6 semesters full-time
No
On-campus instruction at Metro Campus with clinical practice at partner sites within 60 minutes of campus
Not published
Tulsa Technology Center (Radiologic Technologist) Tulsa, OK JRCERT accredited for 8 years. Applicants must hold an associate degree or higher and be 18 before the program start date. Starts in July. Health Sciences Center, Lemley Memorial Campus.
X-ray first
Certificate program leading to Registered Technologist, RadiographyARRT (R)
20 months
No
In-person day program, Monday to Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
2026-27: tuition $8,688.00, technology fee $543.00, books (estimate) $1,457.00, tools, supplies, certifications (estimate) $973.00
Metro Technology Centers (Radiologic Technologist) Oklahoma City, OK JRCERT accredited (current award 8 years). Requires an associate degree or higher plus Anatomy and Physiology and Medical Terminology with a C or better. Springlake Campus.
X-ray first
Certificate program leading to Registered Technologist, Radiography (2,212 hours)ARRT (R)
2,212 hours (duration in months not stated)
No
In-person daytime program, Monday to Friday, 7:45 AM to 2:45 PM
In-state tuition $7,189.00, out-of-state tuition $14,378.00, books $1,566.00, supplies $1,009.70, exams and fees $225.00 (academic year not stated on the page)
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, College of Allied Health (Radiography) Oklahoma City, OK Bachelor's degree, not an associate. JRCERT accredited (8 year award). Starts in the summer semester. Application window November 15 to February 15. Senior year includes an optional 3 credit Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging selective.
X-ray first
BS in Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Radiography (68 to 71 credit hours in the professional curriculum after 61 to 64 prerequisite hours)Not stated
2 years in the professional program, after prerequisites
No
Blended: classroom, some distance education courses, and clinical courses
Not published
Cameron University (Radiologic Technology) Lawton, OK JRCERT accredited for the full 8 years. Application packets due by 4 p.m. on May 19, 2027. A 2026-2027 cost sheet is linked as a PDF, no figure on the page.
X-ray first
AAS in Radiologic TechnologyARRT (R)
Not stated
No
Not stated
Not published
Autry Technology Center (Radiography) Enid, OK JRCERT accredited (current award 8 years, next site review 3rd quarter of 2030). Graduates are eligible to apply for the national exam to become R.T.(R). Cost is in a linked program information sheet, not on the page.
X-ray first
Advanced medical certificate in RadiographyARRT (R)
Two years
No
Not stated
Not published
Missouri Southern State University (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certificate) Joplin, MO Neighboring state, near the northeast Oklahoma border. An earned associate degree is required before starting, no imaging registry requirement is stated. New cohorts begin each Fall. Applicants may be invited to interview.
MRI direct
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Certificate (24 credit hours)Not stated
As few as two semesters
No
Full-time, online coursework with clinical experience at an approved facility close to home
Not published
Midwestern State University (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certificate) Wichita Falls, TX Neighboring state, near the southwest Oklahoma border. Requires certification and registration with ARRT, or CNMT with NMTCB, as a radiologic technologist, radiation therapist, or nuclear medicine technologist. Fall application date August 1.
MRI after X-ray
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (12 to 15 hours)ARRT (MR) post-primary
Not stated
Yes
Courses fully online, ARRT clinical experience completed at the student's employer or a location near them
Not published

Verified against each program's own website between Sep 18, 2026 and Oct 14, 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 Oklahoma

Five steps, the same in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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

    Oklahoma has no state license for 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.

Where you would train and work

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

Tesla MR has 26 affiliated clinical sites in Oklahoma. An affiliated site is a facility in our clinical network where students can be placed. The others are places MRI techs work in Oklahoma that we have not affiliated with yet.

Affiliated site Employer, not yet affiliated

Mercy

Affiliated site
  • Mercy Hospital Ada Ada, OK
  • Mercy Hospital Ardmore Ardmore, OK
  • Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK
  • Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK
  • Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK
  • Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK
  • +5 more locations

Hillcrest HealthCare System

Affiliated site
  • Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK
  • Hillcrest HealthCare System Tulsa, OK
  • Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK
  • Hillcrest Hospital Cushing Cushing, OK
  • Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK
  • Hillcrest Hospital Pryor Pryor, OK
  • +3 more locations

SSM Health

Affiliated site
  • SSM Health Bone & Joint at St. Anthony Oklahoma City, OK
  • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK
  • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK
  • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee, Seminole Campus Seminole, OK
  • St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma State University Medical Center

Affiliated site
  • Oklahoma State University Medical Center Tulsa, OK

Ascension St. John

Employer, not yet affiliated
  • Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK
  • Jane Phillips Imaging Center Bartlesville Bartlesville, OK
  • Jane Phillips Imaging Services Bartlesville Bartlesville, OK
  • Jane Phillips Mammography Bartlesville Bartlesville, OK
  • Mary K Chapman Comprehensive Breast Tulsa Tulsa, OK
  • Medical Center Tulsa Tulsa, OK
  • +2 more locations

Envision Imaging

Employer, not yet affiliated
  • Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK
  • Tulsa Tulsa, OK
  • Yale Tulsa, OK

INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center Portland Avenue

Employer, not yet affiliated
  • INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center Portland Avenue Oklahoma City, OK

MRHC OK

Employer, not yet affiliated
  • McAlester Regional Health Center McAlester, OK

Plus 1 more imaging groups in the area.

Pulled from Tesla MR's site database on October 14, 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 · Oklahoma

We have 26 affiliated sites in Oklahoma. 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 technologist licensing in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no state license for MRI technologists. State statute licenses radiologist assistants only, and Section 541.9 of that act says it does not require radiology technologists or technicians to be licensed or certified.

Employers set the credential requirement. Most postings ask for ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT, the two national MRI certifications, and both are valid in all 50 states.

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Key Takeaway

Oklahoma has no state license for MRI technologists. Employers require ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT certification.

MRI technologist salary in Oklahoma

BLS reports a May 2025 median of $87,480 for MRI technologists in Oklahoma, with about 400 employed statewide (BLS OEWS, state estimates). The national median is $95,480. For comparison, Oklahoma radiologic technologists, which includes X-ray and CT, have a median of $74,160.

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 Oklahoma

Major healthcare employers in Oklahoma include INTEGRIS Health (now Integris), SSM Health (Oklahoma), OU Health, Saint Francis Health System, Mercy Hospital (Oklahoma), Norman Regional Health System. These systems operate hospitals, outpatient imaging centers, and specialty clinics across the state.

Oklahoma’s MRI market is concentrated in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metros, where INTEGRIS Health and Saint Francis Health System are the dominant imaging employers. OU Health (the University of Oklahoma’s academic medical center) brings teaching and research opportunities. The state’s significant Native American population is served by tribal health facilities and Indian Health Service (IHS) centers, which provide additional MRI employment pathways. Oklahoma’s very low cost of living means that even below-national-average salaries provide comfortable purchasing power, and several of the state’s military bases (Tinker AFB, Fort Sill) add federal imaging positions.

MRI programs by city in Oklahoma

Looking for MRI training in a specific Oklahoma city? See our detailed guides:

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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 Oklahoma 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 Missouri Southern State University (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certificate) in Joplin, MO. 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 Oklahoma median of $74,160 versus $87,480 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Missouri Southern State University (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certificate) in Joplin, MO. Tesla MR's hybrid certificate accepts students with no prior imaging credential and places clinicals at affiliated Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma health systems are listed on this page.

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