5 accredited schools across the Boston metro area trained 57 EMTs in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Public two-year college in Brockton that reported 39 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
11 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
Public two-year college in Haverhill that reported 3 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $600 ($6,384 out of state).
This public two-year college in Suffolk County graduated 2 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Norfolk County graduated 2 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $6,360.
5 accredited schools in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area graduated 57 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Massasoit Community College with 39.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro earn a median $50,560 a year ($24.31/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $50,230 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.