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Basic Certificates in Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies

2,134 Yearly Graduations
92% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 48% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.1% of health aids graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Health Aids Majors

In 2020-2021, 2,134 earned their basic certificate in health aids. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in health aids at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 2,134
Undergraduate Certificate 207
Associate Degree 33

Earnings of Health Aids Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for health aids majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in health aids. About 92.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 163
Women 1,971
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The racial-ethnic distribution of health aids basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 42
Black or African American 396
Hispanic or Latino 448
White 1,028
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 196
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Health Aids Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Home Health Aide 948
Medication Aide 661
Health Aide 335
Other Health Aides & Attendants 102
Rehabilitation Aide 88

Below are some popular majors that are similar to health aids that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 38,505
Allied Health Professions 20,874
Allied Health Services 17,589
Health/Medical Admin Services 16,095
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,031

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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