Respiratory Care Therapy at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

What traits are you looking for in a respiratory care therapy/therapist school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's respiratory care therapy/therapist program.

NMSU Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 7,028.

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.

NMSU Dona Ana Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NMSU Dona Ana Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at NMSU Dona Ana

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

NMSU Dona Ana Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

73% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

NMSU Dona Ana does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Dona Ana.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Respiratory Therapists	750	$58,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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