Respiratory Care Therapy at Rush University

If you plan to study respiratory care therapy/therapist, take a look at what Rush University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rush University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,816.

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.

Rush University Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Rush University Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Rush University

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

Rush University Respiratory Care Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Rush University. About 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in respiratory care therapy/therapist each year. Rush University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a respiratory care therapy/therapist master's degree from Rush University, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
• Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist
• Radiologic Technology
• Physician Assistant

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 IL, the home state for Rush University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Respiratory Therapists	4,150	$60,500
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	650	$56,340

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.