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Respiratory Care Therapy at Nova Southeastern University

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Nova Southeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888.

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.

NUS Florida Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Online Classes Are Available at NUS Florida

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NUS Florida does offer online courses in respiratory care therapy/therapist for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

NUS Florida Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks respiratory care therapy/therapist programs across the country. The following shows how NUS Florida performed in these rankings.

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 NUS Florida 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 Online Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	8
Most Popular Online Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	8
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	21
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Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	28
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	53
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	63
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	79
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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	312
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	318

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The respiratory care therapy/therapist program at NUS Florida awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at NUS Florida since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NUS Florida 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 FL, the home state for Nova Southeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Respiratory Therapists	8,200	$57,960
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	470	$49,670

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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