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Orthotist/Prosthetist at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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Orthotist/Prosthetist at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

What traits are you looking for in a orthotist/prosthetist school? To help you decide if University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's orthotist/prosthetist program.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 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.

Pitt Orthotist/Prosthetist Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Orthotist/Prosthetist

Pitt Orthotist/Prosthetist Rankings

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Orthotist/Prosthetist Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Orthotist/Prosthetist Master’s Program

33% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The orthotist/prosthetist program at Pitt awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in orthotist/prosthetist each year. Pitt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a orthotist/prosthetist master's degree from Pitt, 92% 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in orthotist/prosthetist.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Medical Appliance Technicians 630 $41,620
Orthotists and Prosthetists 360 $67,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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