Respiratory Care Therapy at Ferris State University

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every respiratory care therapy 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 Ferris State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165.

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.

Ferris Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Ferris Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at Ferris 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.

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went 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 Ferris since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Ferris 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 Ferris State 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	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Respiratory Therapists	4,580	$57,040
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	180	$38,420

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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