Radford University

Radford, VA · Public · 5,609 students · Visit Website

Radford University offers hands-on training and a focus on career readiness, particularly in health sciences and technology fields. The university's Allied Health Sciences program emphasizes practical skills for roles like occupational therapy and physical therapy, and the Vinod Chachra IMPACT Lab provides online, self-paced, competency-based education in areas like cybersecurity. Radford also has strong employer connections, with 94% of 2024 graduates successfully placed in jobs or pursuing further education.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$48,584/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

62/100

Tuition (In-State)

$12,286/yr
Out-of-state: $25,185/yr

All Programs at Radford University

1 trade program at Radford University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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62 $48,584/yr $20,000 20.7x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Radford University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.