Medication Aide

Types of Degrees Medication Aide Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many medication aide graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	661
Undergraduate Certificate	3

What Can You Do With a Medication Aide Major?

People with a medication aide degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Healthcare Support Workers	11.7%	$37,830

How Much Do Medication Aide Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

The median salary for someone in a career related to medication aide is $39,110. This median refers to all degree levels, so you may expect those with a more advanced degree to make more while those with less advanced degrees will typically make less.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Online Medication Aide Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 schools offered some type of medication aide program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	1	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Is a Degree in Medication Aide Worth It?

The median salary for a medication aide grad is $39,110 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

Majors Related to Medication Aide

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to medication aide.

Major	Number of Grads
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant	1,041
Health Aide	430
Rehabilitation Aide	121
Other Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	114
Physical Therapy Technician/Aide	4

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.