by our College Data Analytics Team
[Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist](/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/respiratory-care-therapy-therapist/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees they offer, see the list below.
Pima Medical Institute Renton tops our 2026 list of the best value respiratory care therapy/therapist schools in Washington. Located in the city of Renton, Pima Medical Institute Renton is a small private for-profit university. Typical student debt for respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates is $30,160. Early-career respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates make about $62,420. That is a strong return on a $30,160 median debt.
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
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