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Respiratory Care Therapy at North Dakota State University-Main Campus

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, you may want to check out the program at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

North Dakota State University-Main Campus sits in Fargo, ND.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 11 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at North Dakota State University-Main Campus.

Online & Distance Learning at North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Distance learning is available at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. Of 11,952 students, 1,054 (9%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,029 (50%) took at least some classes online.

Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings at North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Use these rankings to compare North Dakota State University-Main Campus’s Respiratory Care Therapy program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	North Dakota	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	North Dakota	#2 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#10 of 18
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#24 of 33
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#148 of 259
Best Value	Nationwide	#294 of 381

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at North Dakota State University-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at North Dakota State University-Main Campus are 82% women (9) and 18% men (2).

Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program at North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Of the 11 bachelor’s respiratory care therapy graduates at North Dakota State University-Main Campus, 82% were women (9) and 18% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Respiratory Care Therapy bachelor’s degree recipients at North Dakota State University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 9% of Respiratory Care Therapy bachelor’s degree recipients at North Dakota State University-Main Campus, lower 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 North Dakota State University-Main Campus go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates, 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.