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2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 478 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 9 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.

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. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,686 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. St Catherine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend St Catherine University is $17,062 for plains states region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at St Catherine University

#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Mary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 19 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UMary is $14,382 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Mary Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 40 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k list, KU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,132 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend KU.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at University of Kansas

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Missouri State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,204 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Missouri State.

Full Missouri State Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#6

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Saint Paul also took the #8 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,023 for plains states region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#7

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Dakota State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Madison, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dakota State is $18,301 for plains states region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Dakota State University

#8

Midland University

Fremont, Nebraska
#7 in overall quality

Midland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Midland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fremont, Nebraska. It awarded 3 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Midland U also took the #7 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Midland University is $20,360 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Midland University

#1 in overall quality

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 5 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nebraska Methodist College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is $25,395 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

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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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