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Respiratory Care Therapy at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson

If you are interested in studying Respiratory Care Therapy, consider the program at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pima Medical Institute-Tucson is in Tucson, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 81 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson.

Online Class Availability at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson

Online coursework is an option at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson. Among 2,676 students, 1,922 (72%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 0 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson are 78% women (63) and 22% men (18).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson

Of the 15 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson, 60% were women (9) and 40% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	8
Two or More Races	4

Minority students account for 80% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson, higher than the national average of 54%.*

Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson

Among the 66 bachelor’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson, 82% were women (54) and 18% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Respiratory Care Therapy bachelor’s degree recipients at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	37
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	14
Asian	3
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 44% of Respiratory Care Therapy bachelor’s degree recipients at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson, higher than the national average of 41%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Those who complete Respiratory Care Therapy program at Pima Medical Institute-Tucson pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Respiratory Care Therapy majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Respiratory Therapists	$128,345
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$81,316
Patient Representatives	$47,419
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.