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2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 575 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 9 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.

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 Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upstate Medical University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Upstate Medical University is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 15 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Upstate Medical University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Upstate Medical University

#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Salisbury University is a medium-sized school located in Salisbury, Maryland that handed out 22 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Salisbury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,617 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Salisbury.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Salisbury University

#3

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. YCP is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

YCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $20,652 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend YCP.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 York College of Pennsylvania Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for IUP is $22,448 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at IUP

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stony Brook University is a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stony Brook University is $15,160 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Stony Brook University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#6

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Carlow University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carlow, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carlow University is $20,002 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 Carlow Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#7

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Gwynedd - Mercy also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $24,124 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Gwynedd Mercy University.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Gwynedd Mercy University

#8

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Gannon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gannon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gannon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Gannon is $21,431 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Gannon University

#9

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#6 in overall quality

LIU Post landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, LIU Post has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LIU Post is $25,767 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at LIU Post

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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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