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2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality respiratory care therapy/therapist programs that also have a lower cost than 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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The respiratory care therapy/therapist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Weber State University is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $19,022, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Canisius is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Canisius also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius College are $15,870.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Canisius College

#4

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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #4 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 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 University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 7 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 $48-$75k list, Youngstown State University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Youngstown State University

#6

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Bellarmine University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Bellarmine University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 7 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellarmine U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellarmine U are $16,645, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about 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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