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Respiratory Care Therapy at Marshall University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 students attend the school each year.

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.

Marshall University Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Marshall University Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at Marshall University 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	33
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	38
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
	63
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	71
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	152
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	259
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	300
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	300
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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

73% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Marshall University. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marshall University also has a doctoral program available in respiratory care therapy/therapist. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Respiratory Therapists	1,020	$50,420
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	60	$51,700

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
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