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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy

9 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s” 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.

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” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy

#1

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
#1 in overall quality
$13,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s list. UT Health San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Health San Antonio also took the #1 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are $13,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#2

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality
$16,645 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellarmine University landed the #2 spot on the list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellarmine U, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 Bellarmine U are $16,645.

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#3

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#8 in overall quality
$9,495 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s list. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Youngstown State University

#4

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
#4 in overall quality
$19,022 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. 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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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality
$17,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 Texas State are $17,040.

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#6

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality
$15,870 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Canisius College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Canisius also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius College are $15,870, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality
$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality
$37,207 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Rush University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s ranking. Rush University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rush University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rush University are $37,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Boston, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality
$24,938 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Master’s ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 17 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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