2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #189 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 246 bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southwest Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality respiratory care therapy/therapist program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Respiratory Care Therapy Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for respiratory care therapy/therapist.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Most Well Attended Schools for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, TX

118 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

MSU Texas is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Texas.

There were roughly 118 respiratory care therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at MSU Texas in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist from MSU Texas

2

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

52 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#4 Best Quality In TX

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist has to take a look at Texas State University. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Texas.

There were roughly 52 respiratory care therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Texas State University

3

Pima Medical Institute - Tucson
Tucson, AZ

38 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#2 Best Quality In AZ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Pima Medical Institute - Tucson if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Tucson, PMI Tucson is a private for-profit school with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Arizona.

There were roughly 38 respiratory care therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at PMI Tucson in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Pima Medical Institute - Tucson

4

The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

23 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Texas Medical Branch if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Texas.

There were roughly 23 respiratory care therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist from The University of Texas Medical Branch

5

Texas Southern University
Houston, TX

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In TX

#5 Best Quality In TX

TSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Houston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Texas.

There were about 7 respiratory care therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at TSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Texas Southern University

5

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

UT Health San Antonio is a small public university located in the city of San Antonio. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Texas.

There were about 7 respiratory care therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Health San Antonio in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

7

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Arizona. More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Grand Canyon University

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges by State

Explore the most popular respiratory care therapy/therapist schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	544	184
Arizona	342	79

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Respiratory Care Therapy Related Rankings by Major

One of 20 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Respiratory Care Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Athletic Training	231
Radiologic Technology	187
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	93
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	41
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	34
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.