2026 Best Value Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools in the Southeast Region
[Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant](/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-medical-assisting-services/respiratory-therapy-technician-assistant/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for respiratory therapy technician/assistant students.
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2026 Best Value Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in respiratory therapy technician/assistant, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools
Leading the list is Dalton State College, our #1 best value for respiratory therapy technician/assistant in the Southeast Region. Dalton State College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dalton. In-state tuition and fees average $3,336, with out-of-state students paying around $10,656. Students borrow a median of $16,757 to complete the respiratory therapy technician/assistant program here. Respiratory Therapy Technician/assistant graduates of Dalton State College earn a median of $58,734 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $16,757 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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