2024 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Schools in the Far Western US Region

Orthotist/Prosthetist is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #710 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of orthotist/prosthetist. Combined, these schools handed out 31 degrees in orthotist/prosthetist to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Orthotist/Prosthetist Schools List

Pick Your Orthotist/Prosthetist Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Orthotist/Prosthetist in the Far Western US Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the orthotist/prosthetist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Orthotist/Prosthetist

1

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in orthotist/prosthetist has to look into Loma Linda University. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.More information about a degree in orthotist/prosthetist from Loma Linda University

2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in orthotist/prosthetist needs to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a degree in orthotist/prosthetist from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Colleges by State

Explore the best orthotist/prosthetist colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	17
Washington	831	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Orthotist/Prosthetist

Orthotist/Prosthetist is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Orthotist/Prosthetist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	2,067
Occupational Therapy	1,342
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	159
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	38
Music Therapy	36
Rehabilitation Science	18
Art Therapy	14
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist	9

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.

More about our data sources and methodologies.