by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 6,845 people earned their degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,432 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major” ranking analyzed 85 colleges that offered a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their respiratory care therapy/therapist program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major”.
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major that were part of this year’s ranking, St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton landed the #1 spot on the list. Fenton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small school located in Visalia, California that handed out 65 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 85 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Tucson. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Pima Medical Institute - Tucson is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Ashtabula. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. This small school is located in Ashtabula, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Ashtabula Respiratory Care Therapy Report
With a ranking of #6, Siena Heights University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Siena Heights University
Oregon Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Oregon Institute of Technology is a small school located in Klamath Falls, Oregon that handed out 23 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Boise State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 160 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Baptist College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
Upstate Medical University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. SUNY Upstate Medical University is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at SUNY Upstate Medical University
Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking, coming in at #11. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Tennessee State University
Jacksonville State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Jacksonville State University
The University of Texas Medical Branch came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. The University of Texas Medical Branch is a public institution located in Galveston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at The University of Texas Medical Branch
Cardinal Stritch University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Cardinal Stritch
With a ranking of #15, Platt College - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Platt College - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Alhambra, California. It awarded 6 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Platt College - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #16, Universidad Metropolitana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. San Juan, is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Middle Georgia State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 18 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Middle Georgia State University
Skyline College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. San Bruno, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking, coming in at #19. Gwynedd Mercy University is a small school located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Carlow University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Carlow University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Dalton State College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Dalton State College is located in Dalton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Bellarmine University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #23, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at York College of Pennsylvania
Salisbury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking, coming in at #24. Salisbury University is located in Salisbury, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Huertas College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Caguas, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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