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2024 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Maryland

5 Colleges in Maryland
99 Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded
Ranked #121 in popularity, respiratory care therapy is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for respiratory care therapy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 99 degrees in respiratory care therapy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Maryland Your choice of respiratory care therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Respiratory Care Therapy School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Bachelor's Degrees in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

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 the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Maryland. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Respiratory Care Therapy in Maryland

The schools below may not offer all types of respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Maryland Schools in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MD

Every student who is interested in respiratory care therapy has to check out Community College of Baltimore County. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #759 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCBC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 17 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at CCBC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Community College of Baltimore County

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MD
21.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in respiratory care therapy needs to look into Frederick Community College. Frederick Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Frederick. This college ranks 18th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 19 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Frederick Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Frederick Community College

3
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Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD
4.3% Growth in Graduates

Salisbury University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in respiratory care therapy. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of Salisbury. A Best Colleges rank of #676 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Salisbury is a great university overall.

There were about 23 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Salisbury University

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MD
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in respiratory care therapy needs to check out Baltimore City Community College. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 9 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Baltimore City Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Baltimore City Community College

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MD

Every student pursuing a degree in respiratory care therapy has to take a look at Prince George's Community College. PGCC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Largo. A Best Colleges rank of #737 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means PGCC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 6 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at PGCC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Prince George’s Community College

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
28.0% Growth in Graduates

Allegany College of Maryland is a small public college located in the small city of Cumberland. This college ranks 27th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 25 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Allegany College of Maryland in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Allegany College of Maryland

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 187
Pennsylvania 978 183
New Jersey 614 90
District of Columbia 441 0

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Respiratory Care Therapy is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 162
Physician Assistant 148
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 140
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 107
Surgical Technology 51
Radiologic Technology 28
Athletic Training 25
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 14
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 6
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 4

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