2024 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Respiratory Care Therapy is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #483 out of the 1172 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for respiratory care therapy students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 master's degrees in respiratory care therapy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to respiratory care therapy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of respiratory care therapy students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized respiratory care therapy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for respiratory care therapy students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for respiratory care therapy students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

1

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in respiratory care therapy from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

2

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Texas State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in respiratory care therapy. Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of San Marcos.More information about a master’s in respiratory care therapy from Texas State University

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges by State

Explore the best respiratory care therapy colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	34

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Rankings in Majors Related to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Respiratory Care Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	773
Athletic Training	168
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	31
Radiologic Technology	18
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.