Orthotist/Prosthetist at Eastern Michigan University

If you plan to study orthotist/prosthetist, take a look at what Eastern Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Orthotist/Prosthetist section at the bottom of this page.

Eastern Michigan Orthotist/Prosthetist Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Orthotist/Prosthetist

Eastern Michigan Orthotist/Prosthetist Rankings

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Orthotist/Prosthetist Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the orthotist/prosthetist majors at Eastern Michigan University.

Eastern Michigan Orthotist/Prosthetist Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in orthotist/prosthetist from Eastern Michigan. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in orthotist/prosthetist each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a orthotist/prosthetist master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a master's in orthotist/prosthetist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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Careers That Orthotist/Prosthetist Grads May Go Into

A degree in orthotist/prosthetist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Orthotists and Prosthetists	740	$76,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.