Find Trade Colleges

Respiratory Care Therapy at Oregon Institute of Technology

22% 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 Oregon Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

OIT is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and approximately 5,323 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.

OIT Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Online Classes Are Available at OIT

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? OIT offers distance education options for respiratory care therapy/therapist at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

OIT Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the respiratory care therapy/therapist progam at OIT 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 OIT 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
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
	4
Most Popular Online Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
	36
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	56

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at OIT

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

OIT Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 23 respiratory care therapy/therapist students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from OIT, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at OIT 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 Oregon Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

OIT 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 OR, the home state for Oregon Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Respiratory Therapists	1,320	$69,000
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	40	$55,270

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

TradeCollege.org provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. TradeCollege.org is a for-profit site, and the displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.