Respiratory Care Therapy at Loma Linda University

If you are interested in studying respiratory care therapy/therapist, you may want to check out the program at Loma Linda University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and has a total student population of 4,468. In 2021, 11 respiratory care therapy/therapist majors received their bachelor's degree from Loma Linda University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Respiratory Care Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

Loma Linda University Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Master’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Loma Linda University Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the respiratory care therapy/therapist progam at Loma Linda University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at Loma Linda University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Respiratory Care Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	186
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	219

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Loma Linda University. This makes it the #12 most popular school for respiratory care therapy/therapist master’s degree candidates in the country.

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Loma Linda University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at Loma Linda University.

Loma Linda University Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

The respiratory care therapy/therapist program at Loma Linda University awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women. The typical respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Loma Linda University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loma Linda University with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Loma Linda University Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Respiratory Care Therapy from Loma Linda University in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in respiratory care therapy/therapist each year. Loma Linda University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 73% more men than average.

In the respiratory care therapy/therapist master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loma Linda University with a master's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Loma Linda University also has a doctoral program available in respiratory care therapy/therapist. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
• Radiologic Technology
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

Careers That Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Grads May Go Into

A degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Loma Linda University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Respiratory Therapists	17,260	$79,640
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	530	$48,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brianweedster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.