3 accredited schools across the San Antonio metro area trained 257 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 four-year institution in San Antonio that reported 208 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $6,419 ($20,291 out of state).
Public four-year institution in San Antonio that reported 30 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,270 ($14,280 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Bexar County graduated 19 EMT students in 2023–24.
3 accredited schools in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area graduated 257 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with 208.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro earn a median $37,160 a year ($17.86/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $37,260 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.