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2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

24 Ranked Colleges
402 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Respiratory Care Therapy is the 112th most popular major in the country with 7,025 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,787 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 402 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent respiratory care therapy/therapist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Valencia College also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $4,870 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 3 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Baptist College of Health Sciences also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $5,611 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,156 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NKU.

Full Northern Kentucky University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#4

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#16 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $5,770 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Marshall University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#5

Dalton State College

Dalton, Georgia
#22 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dalton State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Dalton, Georgia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k list, DSC has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,150 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dalton State College.

Full Dalton State College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#6

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Augusta University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Augusta University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Augusta University is $8,352 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Augusta University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#18 in overall quality

Florida SouthWestern State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

FSW also took the #18 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida SouthWestern State College is $6,947 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full FSW Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#8

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#14 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Tennessee State University is $10,632 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full East Tennessee State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $12,378 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 76 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $11,991 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UNC Charlotte Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#19 in overall quality

Middle Georgia State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Middle Georgia State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $8,673 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

Radford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Radford University is $12,071 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#13

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

University of South Alabama ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 28 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,641 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend USA.

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#15 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. Florida A&M University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida A&M University, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida A&M University is $13,139 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Florida A&M University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#15

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#17 in overall quality

Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee State University is $11,015 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#16

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, Louisiana
#20 in overall quality

University of Holy Cross ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHC, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,584 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Holy Cross.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full UHC Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#17

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

Georgia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #17. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 35 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,991 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Georgia State University.

Full Georgia State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#18

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, Jacksonville State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 28 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k list, Jacksonville State University has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Jacksonville State University is $12,693 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Jacksonville State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#19

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 27 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Nova Southeastern University is $19,544 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#20

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

Bellarmine University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Bellarmine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 11 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k list, Bellarmine U has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bellarmine University is $21,398 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#21

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Samford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Samford University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 1 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Samford also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Samford is $21,953 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Samford Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#22

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, Shenandoah University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Shenandoah University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winchester, Virginia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Shenandoah is $25,591 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Shenandoah University

#24 in overall quality

Florida National University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small school located in Hialeah, Florida that handed out 2 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida National University - Main Campus also took the #24 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida National University - Main Campus is $20,584 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Florida National University - Main Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#24

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#23 in overall quality

Liberty University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $27,896 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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