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Basic Certificate in Medication Aide

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Basic Certificates in Medication Aide

679 Yearly Graduations
94% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 34% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Medication Aide Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 679 people earned their basic certificate in medication aide. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in medication aide at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 679

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 93.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 43
Women 636
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The racial-ethnic distribution of medication aide basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 12
Black or African American 103
Hispanic or Latino 85
White 429
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 50
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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 960
Health Aide 271
Rehabilitation Aide 148
Other Health Aides & Attendants 45

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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