Standards of Excellence: CoARC Accredited
100% Online & Designed for Working Professionals
Built to Empower Licensed Respiratory Therapists
The fully online Master of Respiratory Care (MRC) at Youngstown State University is designed to help licensed respiratory therapists and healthcare professionals advance their careers through leadership, education, and specialized clinical skills. Built with working professionals in mind, this flexible program lets you build on your existing experience while preparing for advanced roles in a rapidly growing field.
More than just clinical training, the MRC program prepares you to lead in today’s dynamic healthcare environment. Courses in health policy, research methods, teaching strategies, and organizational leadership help you develop the tools to manage teams, create programs, and shape the future of respiratory care.
Graduates of the Master of Respiratory Care program are equipped for diverse roles beyond bedside care. Career paths include clinical specialist, department manager, medical educator, and research coordinator. Many also work in pulmonary rehab, sleep labs, home health, or the medical equipment industry—in roles that involve leadership, consulting, education, or support.
You’ll learn from expert faculty in a collaborative, online environment designed to reflect real-world challenges. Whether you want to lead a department, educate future therapists, or improve care delivery systems, Youngstown State’s Master of Respiratory Care gives you the knowledge, experience, and confidence to take the next step.
Speak to a Faculty Member
Dr. Kelly Colwell
Program Director
klcolwell@ysu.edu
The Youngstown State Master of Respiratory Care program, #520019, awards a Master of Respiratory Care in a 100% online format, and holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com).
Programmatic Outcomes Data | Learning Outcomes
Program Goals: The Master of Respiratory Care program prepares graduates with advanced knowledge and skills in leadership, education, research, interprofessional education and advanced clinical practice. Graduates are prepared for advanced respiratory care roles and effective collaboration within interprofessional healthcare teams, remaining cognizant of cultural and professional differences through interprofessional learning experiences to support patient-centered care.
Note: CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented
