
I hear a lot of debate in the Respiratory Therapy community about whether getting a bachelors degree is worth it. A lot of RRT’s say because hospitals don’t pay you for a B.S. degree, that it just isn’t worth it. That may be true, however, thinking in the long run, consider the doors a bachelors degree can open for you:
- It can help you get the job.
- It can help you keep the job.
- You may need it to climb the management ladder.
- You would need it to teach at a college or university
- It’s required for P.A. , A.A. and med school.
Question: So, what about time and money? Many people feel short on both of these things.
Answer: Complete your B.S. entirely online! As far as money, I can’t help you there. But, I have listed totally online bachelors degree programs below from the cheapest to the most expensive. Check it out, and let me know if there are any I missed.
Boise State University (Cost~$9,000+)
A.S. to BSRT
https://hs.boisestate.edu/respcare/
Midwestern State University (Cost~$10,000)
RRT to BSRC
http://www.mwsu.edu/academics/hs2/respiratory/index
University of Cincinnati (Cost~24,000+)
A.S. to BSRT
WWW.Respiratorytherapy.uc.edu
University of Missouri health system (24,000+)
A.S. to BSRT
http://shp.missouri.edu/rrt/rrt_programs.php
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Cost~26,000+)
A.S. to BSRT
http://distanceed.uncc.edu/bachelors/respiratory-therapy
Oregon Institute of Technology, $12000 +/-, degree completion program completely online, no in-state requirement.
East Tennessee State University, $13320 in-state/$14940 e-rate for out of state (includes all fees), AAS/AS to BS in Cardiopulmonary Science, 100% online. http://www.etsu.edu/crhs/alliedhealth/uodp_cardiopulmonary/default.php