Respiratory Care Therapy at Gwynedd Mercy University

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

Gwynedd - Mercy is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,737 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 students received their associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

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.

Gwynedd - Mercy Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

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

Gwynedd - Mercy Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the respiratory care therapy/therapist progam at Gwynedd - Mercy 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 Gwynedd - Mercy 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
	15
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	19
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	48
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	52
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	65
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	80
	91
	101
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	138
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	167
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	256
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools	263
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	316

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Gwynedd - Mercy

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

Gwynedd - Mercy Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Gwynedd - Mercy Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 respiratory care therapy/therapist majors earned their bachelor's degree from Gwynedd - Mercy. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Gwynedd - Mercy 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 Gwynedd Mercy University with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Gwynedd - Mercy 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

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy
• Radiologic Technology

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 PA, the home state for Gwynedd Mercy University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Respiratory Therapists	5,810	$56,970
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	250	$47,430

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.