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Basic Certificate in Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

Basic Certificates in Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

56 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 46% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 5.4% of medical transcription/transcriptionist graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 56 people earned their basic certificate in medical transcription/transcriptionist. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in medical transcription/transcriptionist at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 56
Undergraduate Certificate 21
Associate Degree 2

Earnings of Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 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

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for medical transcription/transcriptionist students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in medical transcription/transcriptionist. About 89.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 6
Women 50
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The racial-ethnic distribution of medical transcription/transcriptionist basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 26
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to medical transcription/transcriptionist that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Records Technician 2,444
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist 2,411
Medical Administration/ Assistant 2,166
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 1,993
Medical Office Administration 1,216

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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