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EMT & paramedic training in Utah
Utah has 9 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Utah, expect to start around $31,410–$37,630 and reach a median of $38,930 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,000 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Utah). Graduates of these Utah programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,440 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Utah
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,280 employed in Utah. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Utah, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Cedar CityKaysvilleLehiLoganOgdenOremSaint GeorgeTooele
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Tech University | Saint George | Public | 29 | $44,084 | $17,169 | not reported | not reported |
| Weber State University | Ogden | Public | 44 | $42,214 | $13,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Davis Technical College | Kaysville | Public | 134 | $33,834 | not reported | 57% | $14,436 |
| Bridgerland Technical College | Logan | Public | 74 | $21,249 | not reported | 75% | $8,317 |
| Mountainland Technical College | Lehi | Public | 207 | $20,886 | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Southwest Technical College | Cedar City | Public | 91 | not reported | not reported | 95% | not reported |
| Dixie Technical College | Saint George | Public | 82 | not reported | not reported | 77% | not reported |
| Utah Valley University | Orem | Public | 41 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tooele Technical College | Tooele | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 81% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.