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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region

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 in the Southeast Region” 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,789 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 372 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist. That schools that top this list have a program in respiratory care therapy/therapist in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 24 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southeast Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 4 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist 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 full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

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Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 29 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Jacksonville State University

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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Georgia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Middle Georgia State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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Dalton State College
Dalton, Georgia

Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dalton State College landed the #5 spot on the list. DSC 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.

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, Kentucky

Bellarmine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. 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%.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Bellarmine U

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Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbia College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 21 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full East Tennessee State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Marshall University

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

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 full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Florida A&M University

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. NKU is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 17 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at NKU

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Florida SouthWestern State College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FSW is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 14 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at FSW

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Georgia State University

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Full NUS Florida Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia

Augusta University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Augusta University

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

With a ranking of #17, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 17 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Georgia Southern University

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Florida National University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school situated in Hialeah, Florida. It awarded 2 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Florida National University - Main Campus

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Radford University
Radford, Virginia

Radford University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Radford, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Radford University

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Valencia College
Orlando, Florida

Valencia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Valencia College

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Full Liberty University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at UNCW

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University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #22, University of Holy Cross did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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.

Full University of Holy Cross Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, Florida

Palm Beach State College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Lake Worth, Florida, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Palm Beach State College

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