Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (BS)—Echocardiography Fast Track

School of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics

Location: Boston
Start Term: Fall

This two-year, year-round program—designed for transfer students and bachelor’s degree holders—builds on your previous college studies to extend your expertise into echocardiography and vascular medical imaging.

Help Detect and Diagnose Medical Conditions

In this 24-month consecutive program at our Boston campus, you will work alongside professional experts through clinical experiences in prestigious medical facilities in New England and beyond. The accelerated nature of the program offers an immersive education and accelerates your career launch. Your bachelor’s degree will include a comprehensive curriculum in fetal, pediatric, and adult echocardiography as well as vascular medical imaging. Upon graduation, you will be eligible to sit for national registration by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) and the Cardiac Credentialing International exam (CCI). The program starts in the fall.

Hands-on Training Starts Right Away

During the first semester, MCPHS students work at the DMS Echocardiography Lab in small groups with faculty experts using the latest technology.

Student in MCPHS Diagnostic Medical Sonography lab.

Master Technologies Essential to Diagnoses

Diagnostic medical sonography provides collaborating physicians with multidimensional images of patients’ internal systems—a first step in addressing many health conditions.

$81K

National average salary for diagnostic medical sonographers-echocardiographers (ZipRecruiter.com in 2023)

Pick the perfect medical-imaging career path

MCPHS offers medical imaging careers across five fast-growing fields.

Other MCPHS Programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

At MCPHS, we offer five additional programs in Boston and Worcester that range in duration from 16 to 36 months, depending on your educational experience.

Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography—General Fast Track (Boston)

Two-year, year-round program on the Boston campus.

Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography—General Fast Track (Worcester)

Consecutive 16-month program on the Worcester campus.

Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography—Echocardiography Fast Track (Worcester)

Consecutive 16-month program on the Worcester campus.

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