Respiratory Care Therapy at University of Akron Main Campus

If you are interested in studying respiratory care therapy/therapist, you may want to check out the program at University of Akron Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and approximately 16,094 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 respiratory care therapy/therapist majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Akron Main Campus.

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.

University of Akron Main Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

University of Akron Main Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks respiratory care therapy/therapist programs across the country. The following shows how University of Akron Main Campus performed in these rankings.

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 University of Akron Main Campus 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	20
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	254
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	282

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 respiratory care therapy/therapist majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Akron Main Campus. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Akron Main Campus 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

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Athletic Training

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 OH, the home state for University of Akron Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Health Specialties Professors	10,330	$130,280
Respiratory Therapists	6,200	$56,830
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	210	$46,980

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 sleepydre / Threeblur0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.