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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,025 people earned their degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.

Full Texas State Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Weber State University are $19,022.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Weber State University

#3

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Youngstown State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Youngstown State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#4

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Canisius College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k list, Canisius has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius are $15,870, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Canisius

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 11 masters’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 #7 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#6

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

Bellarmine University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bellarmine U is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Bellarmine U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellarmine U are $16,645, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Bellarmine U

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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