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2024 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Arizona

4 Colleges in Arizona
198 Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in respiratory care therapy, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #121 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Arizona 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 198 degrees in respiratory care therapy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Arizona Your choice of respiratory care therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Respiratory Care Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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 Arizona. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Respiratory Care Therapy in Arizona

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Arizona Schools in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
38 Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

GateWay Community College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in respiratory care therapy. GateWay Community College is a small public college located in the large city of Phoenix.

There were approximately 38 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at GateWay Community College in the most recent data year.

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

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AZ

Pima Community College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in respiratory care therapy. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Tucson.

There were roughly 24 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent data year.

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

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
82 Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Pima Medical Institute - Tucson if you want to pursue a degree in respiratory care therapy. PMI Tucson is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tucson.

There were roughly 82 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at PMI Tucson in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Pima Medical Institute - Tucson

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
54 Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in respiratory care therapy has to take a look at Pima Medical Institute - Mesa. PMI Mesa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Mesa.

There were about 54 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at PMI Mesa in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Pima Medical Institute - Mesa

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 608
Oklahoma 565 87
New Mexico 416 52

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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
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 1,055
Radiologic Technology 258
Physician Assistant 143
Surgical Technology 133
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 84
Athletic Training 75
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 31
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 17
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 13
Polysomnography 10

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