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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

24 Ranked Colleges
402 Degrees Awarded
$13,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Valencia College is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 20 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 $30-$48k list, Valencia College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,369 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Valencia College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Baptist College of Health Sciences is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Baptist College of Health Sciences also took the #8 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is $6,964 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 10 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,295 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northern Kentucky University.

Full NKU Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#4

Dalton State College

Dalton, Georgia
#22 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dalton State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Dalton State College is located in Dalton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

DSC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $5,799 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Dalton State College.

Full Dalton State College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#5

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Augusta University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,816 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Augusta University.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Augusta University

#6

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#16 in overall quality

Marshall University came in at #6 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 $30-$48k ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 12 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marshall University, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,741 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Marshall University.

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#18 in overall quality

Florida SouthWestern State College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist 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 estimated yearly cost for FSW is $6,979 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #8 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 $30-$48k ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,223 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNC Charlotte.

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

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at UNC Charlotte

#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Georgia Southern 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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $13,651 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full GaSou Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#10

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#14 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 23 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ETSU is $12,703 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#19 in overall quality

Middle 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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Georgia State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Georgia State University is $9,450 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Middle Georgia State University

#12

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

USA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,079 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend USA.

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#13

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

Radford University came in at #13 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 $30-$48k ranking. Radford is located in Radford, 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.

Radford also took the #11 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Radford is $12,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #14. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 15 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $14,051 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Florida A&M University.

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

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Florida A&M University

#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 $30-$48k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,711 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tennessee State University.

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#16

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Georgia 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 $30-$48k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,661 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Georgia State University.

Full Georgia State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#17

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, Louisiana
#20 in overall quality

University of Holy Cross ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Holy Cross 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.

UHC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Holy Cross is $12,239 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full UHC Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#18

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#21 in overall quality

Jacksonville State University came in at #18 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 $30-$48k ranking. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for Jacksonville State University is $14,338 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Jacksonville State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#19

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

Bellarmine University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bellarmine U 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.

Bellarmine U also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $18,667 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Bellarmine U.

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#20

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Nova Southeastern 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 $30-$48k list. NUS Florida 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. It costs about $19,965 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NUS Florida.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Full Nova Southeastern University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#21

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#13 in overall quality

Samford 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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #21. Samford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Samford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Samford University is $22,866 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#22

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Shenandoah University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Shenandoah is $24,514 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Shenandoah Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#24 in overall quality

Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Hialeah, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida National University - Main Campus also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. It costs about $20,610 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Florida National University - Main Campus.

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#24

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#23 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 5 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 $30-$48k list, Liberty University has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $26,124 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Liberty University

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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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