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

24 Ranked Colleges
402 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 24 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school. 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 Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#1 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, Valencia College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,205 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend Valencia College.

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#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. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Baptist College of Health Sciences also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is $9,945 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

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

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend University of South Alabama.

Full University of South Alabama Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#2 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou also took the #2 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#19 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 $10,116 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

Full Middle Georgia State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#6

Dalton State College

Dalton, Georgia
#22 in overall quality

Dalton State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,543 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Dalton State College.

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#7

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSW, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,100 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend FSW.

Full FSW Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#9

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#12 in overall quality

Northern Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NKU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

Full Northern Kentucky University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#10

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Augusta University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school situated in Augusta, Georgia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Augusta University also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Augusta University is $11,136 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#11

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, Louisiana
#20 in overall quality

University of Holy Cross ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UHC is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, UHC has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Holy Cross is $16,466 for southeast 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.

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#15 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and 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. The yearly cost to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $15,060 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#13

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

Radford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Radford University is $16,447 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#14

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#17 in overall quality

Tennessee State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 23 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,443 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Tennessee State University.

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#15

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Marshall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West 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.

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. The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $8,370 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

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#16

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#21 in overall quality

Jacksonville State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jacksonville State University, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,559 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Jacksonville State University.

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#17

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#14 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 23 students 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. It costs about $14,332 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend East Tennessee State University.

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#18

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#23 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #23 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

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#19

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 35 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 list, Georgia State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State is $13,953 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

Full Georgia State Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#20

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Shenandoah University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah also took the #5 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Shenandoah University is $27,124 for Southeast 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit institution located in Hialeah, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s 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. The estimated yearly cost for Florida National University - Main Campus is $20,586 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

Full Florida National University - Main Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#22

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also took the #6 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nova Southeastern University is $23,905 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#23

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #23, Samford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Samford University is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, Samford has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Samford University is $29,673 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#24

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

Bellarmine University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Bellarmine University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Bellarmine U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bellarmine University is $23,121 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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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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