2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Maryland
6
Colleges in Maryland
94
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded
Ranked #121 in popularity,
respiratory care therapy is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for respiratory care therapy students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 94 degrees in respiratory care therapy to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School
Your choice of respiratory care therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Respiratory Care Therapy School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings by Degree Level
The respiratory care therapy/therapist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Maryland.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Respiratory Care Therapy in Maryland
The schools below may not offer all types of respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Maryland Schools in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MD
Any student pursuing a degree in respiratory care therapy has to look into Community College of Baltimore County. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CCBC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 16 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at CCBC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Community College of Baltimore County
Any student who is interested in respiratory care therapy has to take a look at Prince George's Community College. PGCC is a large public college located in the suburb of Largo. This college ranks 13th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 8 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at PGCC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Prince George’s Community College
Bachelors
Degree Type
BS in Health Sciences
Program Name
Take your associate degree in an allied health field to the next level with this specialized transfer friendly online bachelor of science from Southern New Hampshire University.
More information about a degree in BS in Health Sciences from Southern New Hampshire University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In MD
Any student pursuing a degree in respiratory care therapy needs to check out Baltimore City Community College. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #315 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baltimore City Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 4 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Baltimore City Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Baltimore City Community College
Salisbury University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in respiratory care therapy. Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Salisbury. A Best Colleges rank of #453 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Salisbury is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Salisbury University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MD
Frederick Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Frederick. This college ranks 22nd out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 18 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Frederick Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in respiratory care therapy from Frederick Community College
