2024 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #199 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 80 bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on respiratory care therapy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other respiratory care therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized respiratory care therapy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for respiratory care therapy students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Respiratory Care Therapy Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Respiratory Care Therapy in Georgia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for respiratory care therapy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Georgia Schools for a Bachelor's in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

1

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

17 Annual Graduates

Georgia Southern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy from Georgia Southern University

2

Augusta University
Augusta, GA

8 Annual Graduates

Augusta University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy from Augusta University

3

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

29 Annual Graduates

Georgia State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy from Georgia State University

4

Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA

18 Annual Graduates

Middle Georgia State University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Macon.More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy from Middle Georgia State University

5

Dalton State College
Dalton, GA

8 Annual Graduates

DSC is a small public college located in the city of Dalton.More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy from Dalton State College

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	72
Tennessee	460	54
North Carolina	453	50
Virginia	421	31
South Carolina	370	4
Kentucky	331	27
Alabama	320	39
Louisiana	306	0
West Virginia	223	15

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Respiratory Care Therapy Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Respiratory Care Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	131
Athletic Training	35
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	10
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.