2027 Best Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools in Iowa
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for respiratory care therapy/therapist students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist in Iowa
If you are not 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 Schools in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Des Moines Area Community College tops our 2027 ranking of the best respiratory care therapy/therapist schools. This very large public university is located in the suburb of Ankeny. About 10 respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees were awarded at Des Moines Area Community College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, respiratory care therapy/therapist degree recipients from Des Moines Area Community College generally make around $51,185. Des Moines Area Community College graduates carry a median of $20,600 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong respiratory care therapy/therapist program will find one at Kirkwood Community College, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a large public institution. There were roughly 13 respiratory care therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their respiratory care therapy/therapist degree from Kirkwood Community College earn around $52,364 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $21,945 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
