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2023 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

10 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s” ranking.

Respiratory Care Therapy is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,845 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great respiratory care therapy/therapist programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s”.

Top 10 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Ohio State Veteran Student Life Report

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellarmine University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Bellarmine U also took the #5 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 3,293 students enrolled at Bellarmine U, 103 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,409. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bellarmine U offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bellarmine University]](/colleges/bellarmine-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 18 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Boise State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 24,069 students enrolled at Boise State, 1,134 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,559. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Boise State Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying respiratory care therapy/therapist list, UT Health San Antonio has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 3,478 students enrolled at UT Health San Antonio, 150 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 77 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,669. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

UC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 909 of the 40,826 students enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC]](/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.

Texas State also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Among the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University, 2,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas State]](/colleges/texas-state-university-san-marcos/student-life/veterans/)

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 21 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,476 of the 30,146 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Charlotte were GI Bill® students, of which 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report

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Youngstown State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 6 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Youngstown State University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 11,835 students enrolled at Youngstown State University were GI Bill® students, of which 130 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,697. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Weber State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 6 masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

WSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, WSU supports 29,596 students, and 747 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 472 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,815. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full WSU Veteran Student Life Report

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Rush University
Chicago, Illinois

Rush University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.

Rush University also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Among the 2,816 students enrolled at Rush University, 35 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,591. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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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