Respiratory Care Therapy at Universidad Metropolitana

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 Universidad Metropolitana stacks up to those at other schools.

UMET is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 8,893. Of the 477 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Universidad Metropolitana in 2021, 25 of them were respiratory care therapy/therapist majors.

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.

UMET Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

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

UMET Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at UMET 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 Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	50
	74
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	121
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools	239
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools	289
	293
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools	304
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	353
	358

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at UMET

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

UMET Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

UMET does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMET Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care Therapy from UMET in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were 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 UMET since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 Universidad Metropolitana with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMET 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

• Surgical Technology
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
• Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist

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 PR, the home state for Universidad Metropolitana.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 1b3lrtz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.