2027 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools in Connecticut
[Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist](/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/respiratory-care-therapy-therapist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong respiratory care therapy/therapist education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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2027 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools in Connecticut
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in respiratory care therapy/therapist, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools
Leading the list is Capital Community College, our #1 best value for respiratory care therapy/therapist in Connecticut. Located in the city of New Britain, Capital Community College is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $5,338, compared with $15,596 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates is $12,250. Early-career respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates make about $71,139. Set against $12,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Southern Connecticut State University earned it the #2 place for respiratory care therapy/therapist. Southern Connecticut State University is a large public school located in the city of New Haven. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,442, while out-of-state students pay about $16,942. Typical student debt for respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates is $26,000. Early-career respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates make about $50,876. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 92%.
Students looking for strong value in respiratory care therapy/therapist will find it at University Of Hartford, which ranked #3. Located in the city of West Hartford, University Of Hartford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $49,075. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the respiratory care therapy/therapist program here. Early-career respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates make about $73,906. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Roughly 96% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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