Downers Grove, IL (population: 49,475) has thirty-three respiratory therapy schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Northwestern University, the highest ranked school in this group with a respiratory therapy program, has a total student population of 19,853. It is the 11th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Illinois.
Respiratory Therapy students from Downers Grove schools who go on to become respiratory therapists, respiratory care specialists, respiratory care practitioners, certified respiratory therapists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 107,270 people working as respiratory therapists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $54,200.
Downers Grove lies in DuPage county, which is one of the 49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary.
Of the 33 respiratory therapy schools with a 100-mile radius of Downers Grove, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Northwestern University comes out as the most expensive ($28,371/yr) for respiratory therapy students, with Triton College as the lowest, reported at only $2,479/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Downers Grove |
Lisle | IL | - | 2 | 24.7595 | 107 | 2.8 miles |
Woodridge | IL | - | 1 | 16.3637 | 24 | 4.0 miles |
Lombard | IL | 43,240 | 3 | 11.1886 | 2 | 4.9 miles |
Glen Ellyn | IL | - | 1 | 13.8242 | 100 | 5.9 miles |
Villa Park | IL | - | 2 | 31.4324 | 7 | 6.4 miles |
Naperville | IL | 146,177 | 1 | 64.8467 | 83 | 7.3 miles |
Bolingbrook | IL | 72,318 | 0 | - | 0 | 7.6 miles |
Glendale Heights | IL | - | 1 | 27.7281 | 3 | 8.8 miles |
Addison | IL | - | 1 | 11.9746 | 2 | 9.2 miles |
Carol Stream | IL | 40,639 | 0 | - | 0 | 10.1 miles |
Romeoville | IL | - | 1 | 29.2285 | 116 | 11.1 miles |
Berwyn | IL | 49,477 | 1 | 23.6937 | 4 | 12.2 miles |
River Forest | IL | - | 2 | 45.0836 | 173 | 12.6 miles |
River Grove | IL | - | 1 | 11.7006 | 67 | 12.9 miles |
Oak Park | IL | 49,270 | 1 | 1.32863 | 0 | 13.4 miles |
Palos Heights | IL | - | 1 | 26.9291 | 61 | 14.7 miles |
Hanover Park | IL | - | 1 | 22.3828 | 2 | 15.2 miles |
Orland Park | IL | 55,957 | 1 | 26.0399 | 11 | 15.8 miles |
Schaumburg | IL | 71,386 | 3 | 11.8364 | 30 | 16.2 miles |
Des Plaines | IL | 57,512 | 1 | 11.0092 | 69 | 17.1 miles |
Chicago | IL | 2,878,948 | 79 | 18.4208 | 1,944 | 17.7 miles |
Hoffman Estates | IL | 54,568 | 1 | 19.0736 | 10 | 19.0 miles |
Mount Prospect | IL | 52,994 | 2 | 36.9644 | 21 | 19.1 miles |
Joliet | IL | 153,577 | 4 | 31.5356 | 154 | 19.4 miles |
Tinley Park | IL | 60,149 | 0 | - | 0 | 19.6 miles |
Oak Forest | IL | - | 1 | 38.4537 | 3 | 19.7 miles |
Blue Island | IL | - | 2 | 31.6013 | 8 | 20.1 miles |
Arlington Heights | IL | 73,268 | 1 | 24.4091 | 3 | 20.2 miles |
Palatine | IL | 67,435 | 1 | 12.7765 | 87 | 21.5 miles |
Elgin | IL | 111,179 | 3 | 24.5629 | 139 | 21.6 miles |