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2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Kansas

7 Colleges in Kansas
77 Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #121 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Kansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 77 degrees in respiratory care therapy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Kansas Your choice of respiratory care therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for respiratory care therapy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

Associate Degrees in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Bachelor's Degrees in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Respiratory Care Therapy in Kansas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the respiratory care therapy/therapist degree levels they offer.

Top Kansas Schools in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In KS

Washburn University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in respiratory care therapy. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Topeka. This university ranks 14th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 6 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent data year.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KS

It is difficult to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KS

Any student pursuing a degree in respiratory care therapy has to look into Hutchinson Community College. Hutchinson Community College is a small public college located in the distant town of Hutchinson. A Best Colleges rank of #826 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hutchinson Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 10 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Hutchinson Community College in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In KS

Every student who is interested in respiratory care therapy has to look into Johnson County Community College. JCCC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park. A Best Colleges rank of #347 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JCCC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 6 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at JCCC in the most recent data year.

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Newman University
Wichita, KS
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In KS

Newman University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Wichita. This university ranks 9th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 2 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Newman University in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS

Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 20th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were roughly 14 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at Kansas City Kansas Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In KS
20.0% Growth in Graduates

SCCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Liberal. This college ranks 24th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 10 respiratory care therapy students who graduated with this degree at SCCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 53
Missouri 693 111
Iowa 648 52
Nebraska 500 57
North Dakota 416 22
South Dakota 381 22

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Respiratory Care Therapy is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Related Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 361
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 118
Surgical Technology 95
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 83
Athletic Training 82
Radiologic Technology 63
Physician Assistant 44
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 6
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 6
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 4

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