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Basic Certificate in Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

Basic Certificates in Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

2,182 Yearly Graduations
82% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 59% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of pharmacy technician/assistant graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,182 people earned their basic certificate in pharmacy technician/assistant. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in pharmacy technician/assistant at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 3,286
Basic Certificate 2,182
Associate Degree 1,239

Earnings of Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for pharmacy technician/assistant majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in pharmacy technician/assistant. About 82.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 384
Women 1,798
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The racial-ethnic distribution of pharmacy technician/assistant basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 126
Black or African American 405
Hispanic or Latino 640
White 808
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 197
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to pharmacy technician/assistant that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 9,731
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) 3,105
Other Allied Health Services 2,715
Radiologist Assistant 1,364
Medical Laboratory Assistant 206

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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