by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Respiratory Care Therapy is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,845 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 960 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 225 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in respiratory care therapy/therapist.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Ashtabula. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Ashtabula is a small school located in Ashtabula, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Ashtabula Respiratory Care Therapy Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cardinal Stritch University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. USI is a medium-sized public school situated in Evansville, Indiana. It awarded 25 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Michigan - Flint landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at University of Michigan - Flint
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 20 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Report
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Toledo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Ball State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State University is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 11 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indianapolis, Indiana 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 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 20 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Quincy University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Quincy U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Quincy, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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