Respiratory Care Therapy at Washburn University

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

Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and has a total student population of 5,880.

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.

Washburn University Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Washburn University Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Washburn University

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

Washburn University Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Washburn University are white. Around 77% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Surgical Technology
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
• Radiologic Technology

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 KS, the home state for Washburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Respiratory Therapists	1,130	$55,080
Health Specialties Professors	380	$84,400
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	80	$45,390

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
• Image Credit: By Marion Doss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.