2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Respiratory Care Therapy is the 112th most popular major in the country with 7,025 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Nebraska, there were 53 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,631 and $16,562 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great respiratory care therapy/therapist programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in Nebraska

#1

Southeast Community College Area

Lincoln, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$7,573 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southeast Community College is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $7,573 for nebraska associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southeast Community College.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Southeast Community College Area

#2

Metropolitan Community College

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$2,963 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nebraska associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k list, MCC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $2,963 for nebraska associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend MCC.

Full MCC Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#3

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$6,473 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Community College is $6,473 for nebraska associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Northeast Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#4

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$21,126 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Nebraska Methodist College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is $21,126 for nebraska associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Nebraska Methodist College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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