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2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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402 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,025 people earned their degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,787 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 402 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 24 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Valencia College is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Valencia College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $7,650 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#12 in overall quality

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Kentucky University is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

NKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,039 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NKU.

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#3

Dalton State College

Dalton, Georgia
#22 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dalton State College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Dalton, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

DSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DSC is $8,052 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the #4 spot on the list. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Augusta University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Augusta University is $12,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Baptist College of Health Sciences also took the #8 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baptist College of Health Sciences is $11,397 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#6

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Marshall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 12 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marshall University, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $8,488 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Marshall University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Georgia Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $16,373 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend GaSou.

Full Georgia Southern University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#18 in overall quality

Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Florida SouthWestern State College is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FSW also took the #18 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,295 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend FSW.

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#19 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Georgia State University also took the #19 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $11,782 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#10

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,299 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UNC Charlotte Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#11

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#17 in overall quality

Tennessee State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee State University is $14,540 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Tennessee State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#12

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#14 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #12. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

ETSU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,359 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ETSU.

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#13

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

University of South Alabama landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of South Alabama is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k list, USA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USA is $16,459 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#14

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, Louisiana
#20 in overall quality

University of Holy Cross came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UHC also took the #20 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,930 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UHC.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#15

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

Radford University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Radford, Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Radford also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Radford University is $15,546 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#15 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #16. Florida A&M University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Florida A&M University also took the #15 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,708 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#17

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

Georgia State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State is $15,145 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#18

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, Bellarmine University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellarmine U also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $21,666 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Bellarmine University.

Full Bellarmine University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#19

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#21 in overall quality

Jacksonville State University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jacksonville State University, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jacksonville State University is $16,921 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Jacksonville State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#20

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 27 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NUS Florida is $25,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#21

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Shenandoah University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Shenandoah University is a small school located in Winchester, Virginia that handed out 7 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k list, Shenandoah has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Shenandoah is $26,518 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#24 in overall quality

Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Hialeah, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida National University - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida National University - Main Campus is $20,620 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#23

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#13 in overall quality

Samford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #23. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Samford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Samford is $26,741 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Samford University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#24

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#23 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $27,831 for southeast region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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