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Basic Certificate in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

Basic Certificates in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

18,429 Yearly Graduations
38% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 35% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 18,429 people earned their basic certificate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic). The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 18,429
Undergraduate Certificate 5,785
Associate Degree 3,412
Bachelor’s Degree 350
Master’s Degree 8
Graduate Certificate 2

Earnings of Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic). About 62.1% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 11,452
Women 6,977
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The racial-ethnic distribution of emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 423
Black or African American 1,037
Hispanic or Latino 4,122
White 11,415
International Students 100
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,332
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Surgical Technology 1,035
Allied Health/Treatment Professions 719
Electrocardiograph Technology 568
Radiologic Technology 518
Athletic Training 180

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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