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Basic Certificates in Respiratory Care Therapy

54 Yearly Graduations
78% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 35% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 54 people earned their basic certificate in respiratory care therapy/therapist. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in respiratory care therapy/therapist at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 5,020
Bachelor’s Degree 1,475
Master’s Degree 138
Undergraduate Certificate 113
Basic Certificate 54

Earnings of Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for respiratory care therapy/therapist students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in respiratory care therapy/therapist. About 77.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 12
Women 42
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The racial-ethnic distribution of respiratory care therapy/therapist basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to respiratory care therapy/therapist that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Medical Technology 18,429
Surgical Technology 1,035
Allied Health/Treatment Professions 719
Electrocardiograph Technology 568
Radiologic Technology 518

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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