Degree Name: Prosthetics & Orthotics
General Description:
Prostheses (artificial legs and hands) and orthoses (braces and splints) enable people with physical impairments or functional limitations to live healthy, productive, independent, dignified lives and to participate in education, the labor market and social life.
Top Universities Globally:
university of strathclyde
university of hartford
the hong kong polytechnic university
Griffith university
university of the sunshine coast
La Trobe university
University of North Texas
Top Universities in Pakistan:
Government College University
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Pims
Dow University Of Health Sciences
King Edward Medical University / Mio Hospital
Nishtar Medical College / Nishtar Hospital
Khyber Medical University
Scope of The Degree:
one can have best amount and range of jobs and career prospects for these orthotists and prosthetists professionals
Expected Profession:
orthotists and prosthetists professionals
Average Annual Salary:
65000 to 75000 USD per year
Cost of The Degree:
15000 to 30000 USD per year
Difficulty in Achieving Degree:
High Credit Hours Courses
Fairly Difficult Lab tasks
Price and performance
Stress Management
Very Difficult Procedures
Time for investment Returns:
1 - 2 years