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2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges in Pennsylvania
56 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #199 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for respiratory care therapy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 56 bachelor's degrees in respiratory care therapy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania The respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for respiratory care therapy students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Respiratory Care Therapy in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

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Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
12 Annual Graduates

Gwynedd Mercy University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley.More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy from Gwynedd Mercy University

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15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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Marywood University
Scranton, PA
11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy has to take a look at Marywood University. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy from Marywood University

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 707 45
Maryland 370 23
District of Columbia 226 0

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One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Respiratory Care Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 129
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 110
Physician Assistant 80
Athletic Training 64
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 25
Radiologic Technology 23
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 15

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