2024 Best Colleges for Emergency Medical Technology

SUMMARY

Choosing to study Emergency Medical Technology is not only a valuable choice, but usually a necessary first step for undergraduates coveting to begin a career as a radar specialist, a dispatch director, or an ambulance operator. Interestingly, emergency medical technology is an uncommon degree coming in at the 314th most popular degree. Last academic year, there were 323 emergency medical technology diplomas received. In-state tuition for emergency medical technology at private colleges is, on average, 4 times more expensive than their public fellows.

With only 31 colleges offering emergency medical technology there could be a more finite list of the institutions that will have an option for you. If you're hoping to surround yourself with other emergency medical technology undergraduates, look at institutions in Alabama which have more undergraduates admitted to emergency medical technology than any other state. Zooming out, the top region to study emergency medical technology is in the Southeast region with Eastern Kentucky University, Western Carolina University, and Columbia Southern University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick for the best conference to major in emergency medical technology is the Southern Conference with Western Carolina University representing the conference. On that topic, our choice for the best university for emergency medical technology is The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. You might also want to check out our list of best colleges.

The objectively 'best' school does not have to be the best school for you. There might be tons more factors to think about when selecting school. Features like campus amenities, transportation services, and food might definitely modify your inclinations on where to go to college. Here at Authority, we have evaluated the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you want to know which emergency medical technology college has the best campus, the answer is University of New Haven. If, for example, you are very interested in which university is home to the best campus, then we have a whole list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through professor reviews, government databases, student reviews, and more in order to evaluate every U.S. major in an unbiased and informative way. You can explore our well researched list for the colleges with the best student life&nbsphere and, from that list, our choice of the university with the best student life for emergency medical technology is The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Are you curious why? Keep reading to discover more about our top choices. Many of our decisions just might surprise you.

If cost is a primary influence in your choice of where you attend university, you might consider avoiding Creighton University. Creighton University&nbspis our most expensive university for emergency medical technology, at least for out of state attendance. We have an entire page for the most expensive&nbspschools that could put the cost of Creighton University&nbspinto perspective. You could also want to know that emergency medical technology is the 322nd most expensive program in America, with an average bill of $21,900. To zoom out a little, the most costly state for emergency medical technology in the country is Nebraska demonstrated with a cost of $39,630 at the main university in Nebraska Creighton University. To zoom out even further, the most expensive region for emergency medical technology is unfortunately unavailable due to missing data.

Our cheapest region for emergency medical technology is the Southeast region which is represented by University of South Alabama with a cost of $15,792, Western Carolina University with a cost of $5,000, and Columbia Southern University with a cost of $5,520. On the bright side, the most affordable school for emergency medical technology is Western Carolina University. Authority's entire list of the most affordable schools can be found here.

In-state students can anticipate paying around $8,900 for a degree in emergency medical technology. That cost swells substantially to an average of $20,400 for an out-of-state public-school student. On that note, our selection for the university with the best value for emergency medical technology: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. On this page you will see our comprehensive list on the colleges we see as being the best value&nbspin general. Do know, this discussion is predicated on being an out-of-state student. The value proposition changes when in-state tuition costs are considered, but we do not know where you live (and are not trying to collect that kind of data).

Earnings for emergency medical technology majors can differ, but within two-years of leaving college students will regularly make in the neighborhood of $51,100. While there can be much variation in salary; highest paid earners can rake in up to $83,200. Even right out of college, the minimum earning jobs within the emergency medical technology field earn $31,900, which is an alright wage. The highest earning graduates for emergency medical technology have come from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio&nbspand if you are looking for schools with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The all-around diversity of emergency medical technology is near the bottom, falling in only the 19th percentile of all programs. The university with the highest composite diversity for emergency medical technology is Pacific Union College&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list for the universities which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of Emergency Medical Technology only sits within the 89th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is even less in the 19th percentile. White undergraduates compose the largest proportion, 75%, of scholars majoring in emergency medical technology. Additionally, 63% of students seeking an emergency medical technology major are men.

The median ranking for emergency medical technology professors is 4.7 stars, a rating that is 17% above the median score across every major; which is an exceedingly good ranking. If you are curious about the most popular emergency medical technology instructor in the nation, take a look at Marc Leone at Northern Kentucky University. It might be shocking, but the highest ranked professors of emergency medical technology by student are at Johnson County Community College. If we consider data other than basic rankings it becomes clear that the college possessing comprehensively the best instructors for emergency medical technology is Springfield College. You will find an explanation of our evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, as well as many of the best examples of professors nationwide.

Finally, the hardest school to get into for emergency medical technology is Radford University-Carilion. While we are unsure why you would be interested, we do have an extensive list of the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we do hope you understand that considering the education process with a lens mainly built on superlatives might create issues. We hope you read our more focused pages on individual schools and peruse a couple of our helpful background articles on beneficial things to look out for as your university search continues.