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Respiratory Care Therapy at Radford University

If you are interested in studying Respiratory Care Therapy, consider the program at Radford University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Radford University is located in Radford, VA.

During the most recent reporting year, 30 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Radford University.

Online & Distance Learning at Radford University

Distance learning is available at Radford University. Among 7,812 students, 1,759 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,307 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Radford University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Radford University are 93% women (28) and 7% men (2).

Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program at Radford University

Of the 30 bachelor’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Radford University, 93% were women (28) and 7% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Respiratory Care Therapy bachelor’s degree recipients at Radford University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 27% of Respiratory Care Therapy bachelor’s degree recipients at Radford University, lower 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.

Top-Paying Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Graduates of the Respiratory Care Therapy program at Radford University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates, 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.