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Basic Certificates in Medication Aide

661 Yearly Graduations
93% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 30% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.2% of medication aide graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Medication Aide Majors

In 2020-2021, 661 basic certificates were awarded to medication aide majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in medication aide at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 661
Undergraduate Certificate 3

Earnings of Medication Aide Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for medication aide 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 medication aide. About 93.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 44
Women 617
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The racial-ethnic distribution of medication aide basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 14
Black or African American 66
Hispanic or Latino 82
White 450
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 48
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to medication aide that offer basic certificates.

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

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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