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Basic Certificates in Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

2,501 Yearly Graduations
83% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 56% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.2% of pharmacy technician/assistant graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Majors

In 2020-2021, 2,501 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 3,756
Basic Certificate 2,501
Associate Degree 1,136

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

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for pharmacy technician/assistant students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in pharmacy technician/assistant. About 83.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 417
Women 2,084
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The racial-ethnic distribution of pharmacy technician/assistant basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 159
Black or African American 435
Hispanic or Latino 667
White 952
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 282
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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 9,646
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) 2,921
Other Allied Health Services 2,130
Medical Laboratory Assistant 296
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 40

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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