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Respiratory Care Therapy at Georgia Southern University

If you are interested in studying Respiratory Care Therapy, consider the program at Georgia Southern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgia Southern University is in Statesboro, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 15 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Georgia Southern University.

Online & Distance Learning at Georgia Southern University

Distance learning is available at Georgia Southern University. Of 27,423 students, 6,106 (22%) studied exclusively online and 13,620 (50%) took at least some classes online.

Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings at Georgia Southern University

Rankings can help you compare Georgia Southern University’s Respiratory Care Therapy program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#5 of 8
Best Value	Georgia	#15 of 15
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#40 of 84
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#113 of 128
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#146 of 259
Best Value	Nationwide	#297 of 381

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Georgia Southern University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Georgia Southern University are 100% women (15) and 0% men (0).

Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program at Georgia Southern University

Of the 15 bachelor’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Georgia Southern University, 100% were women (15) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Respiratory Care Therapy bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Southern University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	9
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of Respiratory Care Therapy bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Southern University, higher than the national average of 41%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Graduates of the Respiratory Care Therapy program at Georgia Southern University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Respiratory Care Therapy majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Respiratory Therapists	$128,345
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$81,316
Patient Representatives	$47,419
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.