Polysomnography Degrees (2026 stats)

Last updated: April 29, 2026 Source: College Scorecard

TL;DR

Polysomnography — headline outcomes are in the stats below. Median in-state published tuition is about $5,060.

Key Statistics

$5,060
Median In-State Public Tuition
$33,745
Median Out-of-State Private Tuition
1
Bachelor's Completions (IPEDS 2023)

Polysomnography: what the data shows

Common questions about polysomnography degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.

What is a polysomnography degree?

A Polysomnography program is classified under NCES CIP 51.0917 in the Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions field family (51.09).

A program that prepares individuals to work under the supervision of a physician to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. Includes instruction in human anatomy and physiology, polysomnographic technology, polysomnography scoring, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of sleep, sleep disorders, and medical terminology

IPEDS counted 1 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.

Types of polysomnography degrees and related programs

Other NCES program codes in the 51.09 family with pages on EDsmart Data:

How long does it take to get a polysomnography degree?

Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 51.0917 in our file:

  • 73 Associate (98.6% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
  • 1 Bachelor's (1.4% of IPEDS total)—typically four years

Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.

Is a polysomnography degree worth it?

College Scorecard national medians for the Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions bachelor's program family: median debt $23,791, median earnings $70,786 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.39.

About 1.3% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.

Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $5,060 and median net price is $12,844.

We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Polysomnography and the types of students that study this field.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$5,060 Median In-State Public

$33,745 Median Out of State Private

Tuition costs for Polysomnography majors are, on average, $5,060 for in-state public colleges, and $33,745 for out of state private colleges.

Tuition costs comparison for Polysomnography programs.

Degrees Awarded Over Time

100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Polysomnography from 2015 to 2023.

Historical trend of degrees awarded in Polysomnography.

Top 5 Schools by Enrollment

# School State Enrollment
1 Grand Canyon University AZ 73,371
2 Grand Canyon University AZ 73,371
3 Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ 64,674
4 Texas A&M University-College Station TX 59,615
5 University of Central Florida FL 59,146

Schools with the largest enrollment offering Polysomnography programs.

Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition

# School State Tuition
1 Barstow Community College CA $1,104
2 Antelope Valley Community College District CA $1,124
3 Woodland Community College CA $1,124
4 Yuba College CA $1,128
5 Yuba College CA $1,128

Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Polysomnography programs.

Top 5 Lowest Net Price

# School State Net Price
1 Canada College CA $32
2 New Mexico State University-Grants NM $68
3 College of the Sequoias CA $480
4 College of the Sequoias CA $480
5 College of San Mateo CA $536

Schools with the lowest average net price for Polysomnography programs.

Graduation Rates

Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.

Graduation/completion rates for Polysomnography programs across institutions.

Where students complete this major (IPEDS)

Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.

Geographic concentration

The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Polysomnography is in LA (1 completions). That state represents about 100.0% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.

Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is LA (0.00% of that state's bachelor's completions).

Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).

State Bachelor's completions (this CIP) % of U.S. total (this CIP) % of state's all bachelor's
LA1100.0%0.00%

Related specializations

Other NCES program codes in the 51.09 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.

Degree Levels (IPEDS)

Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 51.0917 in the survey year used in our extract (74 total across levels below).

  • 73 Associate (98.6% of IPEDS total)
  • 1 Bachelor's (1.4% of IPEDS total)

Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.

Program outcomes (College Scorecard)

National medians across bachelor's programs in the Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP family (46 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Polysomnography graduate.

  • $23,791 median federal loan debt among completers
  • $70,786 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
  • 0.39 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
  • 1.3% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)

Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.

Employment

Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$N/A Average Wage in Workforce

The average salary for Polysomnography majors is $N/A.

Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Polysomnography majors.

Occupations by Share

N/A 2023 Workforce

The number of Polysomnography graduates in the workforce has been growing.

Various jobs filled by those with a major in Polysomnography by share of the total number of graduates.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Polysomnography in the United States.

Workforce Age

N/A Average Age in 2023

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Polysomnography.

Age distribution for Polysomnography degree holders in the workforce.

Gender Distribution

Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).

1 Total Degrees Awarded

1 Female (100.00%)

Gender distribution of Polysomnography degree recipients.

Race and Ethnicity Distribution

Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).

1 Hispanic or Latino (100.00%)

Racial and ethnic distribution of Polysomnography degree recipients.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Polysomnography are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

Distribution of degree types awarded in Polysomnography.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Polysomnography field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Required Skills

Polysomnography majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.

Rating of how necessary various skills are for Polysomnography majors.

Skills Bar Chart

This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.

Skill importance ratings for Polysomnography majors.

About

A program that prepares individuals to work under the supervision of a physician to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. Includes instruction in human anatomy and physiology, polysomnographic technology, polysomnography scoring, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of sleep, sleep disorders, and medical terminology

In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Polysomnography.

CIP Code

51.0917 - Polysomnography

What the data shows

At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $23,791 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $70,786, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.39. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Polysomnography graduate.

Women earned 80.5% of 256 Polysomnography completions in the IPEDS file used here.

Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $5,060 in-state at public colleges and $33,745 at private institutions for programs in this field.

Data Sources

This page uses data from the following sources:

  • College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
    • Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
    • Data years: 2015-2024
    • Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
    • Employment and wage data by occupation
    • Latest data: May 2024
    • Source: bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
    • Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
    • Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
    • Source: onetcenter.org
  • IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
    • Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
    • Data years: 2015-2024
    • Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
  • Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
    • Demographic and workforce data
    • Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
    • Source: census.gov/acs

Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.

Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.

Methodology

Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.

All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.