Respiratory Care Therapy at Southern University at Shreveport

If you are interested in studying respiratory care therapy, you may want to check out the program at Southern University at Shreveport. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern University at Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and has a total student population of 3,013.

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.

Southern University at Shreveport Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Southern University at Shreveport Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Southern University at Shreveport

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

Southern University at Shreveport Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

88% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Southern University at Shreveport does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at Shreveport with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
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 LA, the home state for Southern University at Shreveport.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Respiratory Therapists	2,380	$53,510
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	220	$49,010

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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