Respiratory Care Therapy at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis stacks up to those at other schools.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390.

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.

IUPUI Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

IUPUI Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at IUPUI 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
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	48
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	303
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	364

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist from IUPUI in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at IUPUI 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

IUPUI 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

• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Respiratory Therapists	4,010	$55,610
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	130	$49,780

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.