Respiratory Care Therapy at Oregon Institute of Technology

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 Oregon Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

OIT is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and approximately 5,323 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist from OIT.

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.

OIT Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Online Classes Are Available at OIT

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, OIT does offer online courses in respiratory care therapy/therapist for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

OIT Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the respiratory care therapy/therapist progam at OIT 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 OIT 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
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	4
Most Popular Online Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	6
Most Popular Online Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	6
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
	37
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	57

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at OIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at Oregon Institute of Technology.

OIT Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 respiratory care therapy/therapist students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from OIT, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at OIT are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

OIT 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

• Polysomnography
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• 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 OR, the home state for Oregon Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Respiratory Therapists	1,320	$69,000
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	40	$55,270

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.