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

17,138 Yearly Graduations
41% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 34 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) graduates were international students.

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

In 2020-2021, 17,138 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 17,138
Undergraduate Certificate 5,524
Associate Degree 3,607
Bachelor’s Degree 362
Master’s Degree 7
Graduate Certificate 3

Earnings of Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 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 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 58.9% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 10,101
Women 7,037
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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 378
Black or African American 1,020
Hispanic or Latino 3,641
White 10,740
International Students 47
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,312
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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 924
Allied Health/Treatment Professions 908
Electrocardiograph Technology 538
Radiologic Technology 423
Medical Radiologic Technology 204

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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