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2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,137 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 163 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great respiratory care therapy/therapist programs and 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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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Skyline College

San Bruno, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Skyline College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in San Bruno, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Skyline College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Skyline College is $572 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Skyline College

#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Nevada. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. College of Southern Nevada is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSN also took the #4 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSN is $5,911 for far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OIT, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon Institute of Technology is $11,991 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at OIT

#4

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Modesto Junior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Modesto Junior College is a fairly large school located in Modesto, California that handed out 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k list, MJC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MJC is $8,826 for far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Modesto Junior College

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia landed the #5 spot on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school situated in Visalia, California. It awarded 96 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is $26,569 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

#6

Platt College - Los Angeles

Alhambra, California
#7 in overall quality

Platt College - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Platt College - Los Angeles is located in Alhambra, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Platt College - Los Angeles not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Platt College - Los Angeles is $23,516 for far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Platt College - Los Angeles

#7

California College San Diego

San Diego, California
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, California College San Diego did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. California College San Diego is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 2 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

California College San Diego did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $28,433 for far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend California College San Diego.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at California College San Diego

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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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