Programs Awarding a Master's Degree
Preface
This Roster was prepared by the Coalition for Baccalaureate and Graduate Respiratory Therapy Education (CoBGRTE) to assist students in selecting a respiratory therapy graduate program. The roster also serves as a communication tool for existing and developing graduate respiratory therapy programs. The reader is encouraged to visit program web sites and to contact each program directly for more information. New or existing programs not included on the roster should use the "Contact Us" page to request a listing.
Master's Degree with a
Respiratory Therapy/Respiratory Care Major
There are three types of master’s degree programs which offer a major in respiratory therapy/respiratory care:
- Direct-Entry into respiratory care professional practice master’s degree program,
- Post-professional master’s degree program for registered respiratory therapists (RRTs) in education, research, management and/or advanced clinical specialty practice and
- Advanced practice respiratory therapists (APRT) graduate degree program that prepare students to serve as a physician extender in both pulmonary medicine and critical care.
Direct-entry professional practice master’s degree programs are designed for students with a baccalaureate degree in a field other than respiratory care who have no prior competence in respiratory therapy/respiratory care. One aim of such programs is to prepare graduates to sit for the registry exams offered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). In addition to preparing students to become RRTs, such programs often include course work in the areas of management and supervision, education, research and/or advanced specialty practice. The dierct-entry master’s degree in respiratory care/respiratory therapy require completion of the academic prerequisites to become a registry eligible respiratory therapist.
Post professional master’s degree programs are designed to provide (RRTs) who possess a baccalaureate degree with leadership, management, research, and/or advanced specialty practice skills. Typically, this type of master’s program requires that entering students hold the RRT credential and have completed an undergraduate degree program in respiratory care.
Arkansas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
College of Health Professions
4301 W. Markham/Slot 737 Little Rock, AR 72205
Program Dir: Tom Jones, M.Ed, RRT, CPFT
Medical Dir: Anand Venkata, MD
Program Types: MSRC - Bachelor’s + 2 yrs Prof
Class Capacity: MSRC: 20, Begins: August
Tel: 501-526-4490
Email: tjones4@uams.edu
URL: http://healthprofessions.uams.edu/programs/respiratorycareandsurgicaltechnology/respiratorycare/
California
Loma Linda University
School of Allied Health Professions
Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences
923 Nichols Hall
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Program Dir: Abdullah Alismail, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-SDS, FCCP
Medical Dir: Laren D Tan, MD, FCCP
Program Type: BA/BS with RRT to MSRC with specialty in,
Management, Education, Research, and Advanced Practice
Class Cap: 6 Begins: September 2013
Tel: 909-558-4932
E-mail: aalismail@llu.edu
URL: http://www.llu.edu/allied-health/sahp/cardio/rcmasters.page
Georgia
Georgia State University
Division of Respiratory Therapy
140 Decatur St.
Suite 1228 Urban Life
Atlanta, GA 30302
Program Dir: Douglas S. Gardenhire, EdD, RRT, FAARC
Medical Dir: Robert Pettignano, MD
Program Type: MHS with concentration in RT for those with BA/BS RRT (On campus and Online), Direct-Entry MS with concentration in RT (first professional degree)
BA/BS RRT Class Cap: 15 Begins: Fall, Spring and Summer semesters
Direct Entry (first professional) Class Cap: 15 Begins Fall semester only
Tel: 404-413-1225
Email: dgardenhire@gsu.edu
URL: http://respiratorytherapy.gsu.edu/academics/
Idaho
Boise State University
School of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Respiratory Care
1910 University Drive MS 1850
Boise, Idaho 83725
Program Dir: Megan Koster EdD, RRT
Program Type: Master of Science in Respiratory Care, emphasis in Educational Leadership
Class Cap: 25
Begins: Enrolls annually each August
Tel: 208-426-3319
E-mail: msrconline@boisestate.edu
URL: https://www.boisestate.edu/respiratorycare/msrc/
Illinois
Rush University
600 S. Paulina Street 1021 D
Chicago, IL 60612
Program Dir: David L Vines, PhD, RRT, FAARC, FCCP
Medical Dir: Mark A. Yoder, MD
Program Type: BA/BS to MSRC (first professional degree), BSRT to MSRC
Class Cap: 24 Begins: September
Tel: 312-942-4408
Email: david_vines@rush.edu
URL: http://www.rushu.rush.edu/servlet/Satellite?c=RushUnivLevel3Page&cid=1232912010808&pagename=Rush%2FRushUnivLevel3Page%2FLevel_3_College_GME_CME_Page
Kentucky
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40205
Program Dir: Christy Kane, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FAARC
Medical Dir: Harvey Snider, MD
Program Type: BA/BS to MSRC (first professional degree)
Class Cap: 15 Begins: August
MHS: 5 semesters (after pre-requisite classes), (first professional degree)
Class Cap: 10 Begins: August
Tel: 502-272-8419
Fax: 502-272-8058
Email: ckane@bellarmine.edu
URL: http://www.bellarmine.edu/lansing/respiratorytherapy/
Missouri
University of Missouri
School of Health Professions
605 Lewis Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Program Dir: Kathryn Myers Moss, PhD, RCP, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC Program Type: BHS/BA/BS with RRT to MHS 100% online Concentrations: Leadership electives in sales and customer support, public health, clinical research, organizational change, college teaching; RT electives in asthma education, PFT, critical care Class cap: None Begins: Rolling admission Tel: 573-882-8034 Email: KoehnA@health.missouri.edu URL: https://healthprofessions.missouri.edu/respiratory-therapy/mhs-cds-in-respiratory-therapy/
North Dakota
St. Alexius Medical Center & The University of Mary
900 East Broadway
Bismarck, ND 58501
Program Dir: Chris Sperle, PhD, RRT, AE-C
Medical Dir: Monica Paulo, MD
Program Type: BA/BS to MSRT (first professional degree)
Class Cap: 2 Begins: August
Tel: 701-530-7757
Email: csperle@primecare.org
Ohio
Youngstown State University
Department of Health Professions
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio 44555
Program Dir: Kelly L. Colwell, EdD, MRC, RRT-NPS, CPFT, AE-C
Medical Dir: Tejinder S. Bal, MD
Program Type: BA/BS with RRT to Master of Respiratory Care (on-line)
Class Cap: None Begins: Applications accepted year round
Tel: 330-941-2631
Email: Klcolwell@ysu.edu
URL: http://cms.ysu.edu/administrative-offices/distance-education/online-master-respiratory-care
Texas
Texas State University
College of Health Professions, Dept. of Respiratory Care
601 University Blvd.
San Marcos, TX 78666-4684
Program Dir: Chris Russian, PhD, RRT-NPS, RPSGT, RST
Medical Dir: Peter Petroff, MD
Program Type: BA/BS with RRT to MSRC with concentration in Leadership or Polysomnography
Class Cap: 25 Begins: Rolling admission for August, January, or June and completes in 4 semesters
Tel: 512-245-8243
E-mail: CR23@txstate.edu
URL: http://health.txstate.edu/RC
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
Mail Code 6248
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
Program Dir: Richard Wettstein, MMEd, RRT, FAARC
Medical Dir: Jay I. Peters, MD
Program Type: BA/BS to MSRC (first professional degree)
Class Cap: 30 Begins: August
Tel: 210-567-8850
Email: wettstein@uthscsa.edu
URL: http://www.uthscsa.edu/shp/rc/
University of Texas Medical Branch
School of Health Professions, Dept. of Respiratory Care
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-1146
Program Dir: José D. Rojas, Ph.D., RRT
Medical Director: Donald Prough, MD
Program Type: BA/BS with RRT to MHP with specialty in RT,
options for Management, Education, Research and Advanced Practice
Class Cap: 5 Begins: April
Tel: 409-772-5693
Utah
Weber State University
3904 University Cir
Ogden, UT 84408-3904
Program Dir: Paul Eberle, PhD, RRT
Medical Dir: Christopher Anderson, MD
Program Type:
BA/BS with RRT to MSRC
AS with RRT to MSRC
Class Cap: 20 Begins: August
Tel: 801-626-7071
Fax: 801-626-7075
Email: peberle@weber.edu
URL: http://colleges.weber.edu/chp/resptherapy/
