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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 575 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality respiratory care therapy/therapist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Stony Brook University is $15,160 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Stony Brook Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the #2 spot on the list. Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid list, Salisbury has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Salisbury University is $19,617 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Salisbury

#3

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. YCP is a small school located in York, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid list, YCP has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for York College of Pennsylvania is $20,652 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at York College of Pennsylvania

#4

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Gannon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gannon, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,431 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid per year to attend Gannon.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Gannon Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

IUP also took the #8 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is $22,448 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#6

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Carlow University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carlow, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $20,002 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid per year to attend Carlow.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Carlow

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, LIU Post did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIU Post, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LIU Post is $25,767 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full LIU Post Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#8

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small school located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Gwynedd - Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $24,124 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid per year to attend Gwynedd - Mercy.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Gwynedd Mercy University

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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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