Midwestern State University respiratory therapy program: pass rate, jobs and local pay

How graduates do

CoARC requires every accredited program to publish the same outcome measures, so they can be compared program to program. ³

Graduates who earned the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential, divided by all graduates, as reported to CoARC for a three-year period. Job placement: graduates employed in respiratory care (or continuing their education) within the CoARC reporting period, divided by graduates surveyed.

What it costs

Midwestern State University does not publish a total cost for this program. Midwestern State's respiratory care admission page lists no program cost and points to a general tuition calculator. Ask the program for its cost sheet; contact details are on its page.

For comparison only, not this program's price: the 15 Texas respiratory therapy programs that publish a cost range from $5,940 to $54,358, with a median of $10,000.

What respiratory therapists earn in Texas

The median yearly wage for respiratory therapists in Texas is $79,540. The federal survey does not publish a figure for the Wichita Falls area, so we use the statewide number. ² Payback time sets aside 10% of that each year toward the program cost.

Program facts

Credential

BS

Length

22 months from the start of respiratory care courses (bachelor's degree)

Schedule

On campus in Wichita Falls with clinical rotations

Starts

Summer II each year; apply by April 15

Before you apply

Finish Anatomy and Physiology I and II, chemistry, microbiology, college math, a communication core course and psychology or sociology with a C or better, plus 36 of the 42 core credits.

Accreditation

CoARC, Accredited (program 200394)

Leads to

NBRC credentialing exams (TMC and CSE) for the RRT credential

Sector

Public