Respiratory Care Therapy at Madison Area Technical College

Every respiratory care therapy/therapist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at Madison Area Technical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 13,057 students attend the school each year.

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.

Madison College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Madison College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Madison College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at Madison Area Technical College.

Madison College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Madison College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Madison College are white. Around 81% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Madison Area Technical College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy

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 WI, the home state for Madison Area Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Respiratory Therapists	2,080	$62,150
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	110	$37,290

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.