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Respiratory Care Therapy at Utah Valley University

17% 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 Utah Valley University stacks up to those at other schools.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Online Classes Are Available at UVU

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree

UVU Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the respiratory care therapy/therapist progam at UVU 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 UVU 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 Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	109
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	262
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	357

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The respiratory care therapy/therapist program at UVU awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Respiratory Therapists	910	$61,480
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	110	$49,680

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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