Orthotist/Prosthetist isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #710 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for orthotist/prosthetist students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 331 degrees in orthotist/prosthetist annually.
Your choice of orthotist/prosthetist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Orthotist/Prosthetist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Orthotist/Prosthetist in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of orthotist/prosthetist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Loma Linda University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in orthotist/prosthetist. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were roughly 12 orthotist/prosthetist students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent data year.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in orthotist/prosthetist. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 orthotist/prosthetist students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in orthotist/prosthetist. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 orthotist/prosthetist students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in orthotist/prosthetist. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 48 orthotist/prosthetist students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 15th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 20 orthotist/prosthetist students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Century College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 57 orthotist/prosthetist students who graduated with this degree at Century College in the most recent year we have data available.
UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford. This university ranks 12th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 36 orthotist/prosthetist students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent data year.
Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 45th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 28 orthotist/prosthetist students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of orthotist/prosthetist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Orthotist/Prosthetist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
