Associate's · Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary Science and Related Fields

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians (Associate's): earnings by school

135 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$38,472
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$42,866
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$16,375
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 124 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $38,379 and $46,358. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY—$66,272—
Los Angeles Pierce College CA—$55,763—
Manor College PA$47,344$55,233$23,250
San Diego Mesa College CA$36,288$53,912—
Northern Virginia Community College VA—$53,890—
Suffolk County Community College NY—$52,976—
Bergen Community College NJ$41,858$52,755—
Stanbridge University CA$44,818$52,651$19,500
Community College of Denver CO$45,709$52,209$11,665
Truckee Meadows Community College NV—$51,320—
Connecticut State Community College CT$39,744$50,326—
Windward Community College HI$47,465$50,249—
Portland Community College OR—$49,418—
San Juan College NM$44,891$49,376—
York County Community College ME$41,580$49,193—
Massasoit Community College MA—$49,110—
Miami Dade College FL—$48,841—
Tidewater Community College VA$48,626——
New England Institute of Technology RI$37,327$48,474$12,002
Lone Star College System TX—$48,427—
Gwinnett Technical College GA$41,083$48,391—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$48,199—$16,000
Joliet Junior College IL—$48,069—
Great Bay Community College NH$40,432$47,991$8,737
Blue Ridge Community College VA$44,410$47,854—
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City MO—$47,501—
Dallas College TX$39,478$47,111$10,461
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque NM$37,117$47,105$16,375
North Shore Community College MA—$47,080—
Macomb Community College MI$37,804$46,832—
Fox College IL$42,288$46,606$13,619
Hillsborough College FL$38,611$46,457—
St Petersburg College FL—$46,358—
Columbus State Community College OH$40,077$46,055$8,443
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora CO$40,239$45,901$16,375
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix AZ$40,239$45,901$16,375
Mt San Antonio College CA—$45,374—
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi NY$41,329$45,297$12,000
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology CO$43,657$44,975$22,385
Carrington College-Sacramento CA$41,007$44,873$20,000
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus CA$41,007$44,873$20,000
Carrington College-San Jose CA$41,007$44,873$20,000
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus CA$41,007$44,873$20,000
Carrington College-Stockton CA$41,007$44,873$20,000
Lehigh Carbon Community College PA—$44,790—
Jefferson State Community College AL$37,430$44,770—
Rochester Community and Technical College MN$43,039$44,584$12,000
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson AZ$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle WA$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista CA$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs CO$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas NV$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-Renton WA$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley AZ$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-Houston TX$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-El Paso TX$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos CA$38,472$44,359$18,988
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio TX$38,472$44,359$18,988
Ulster County Community College NY$41,304$43,988—
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College NC$43,771$43,794—
Holyoke Community College MA$36,661$43,182—
Vermont State University VT$36,464$43,115—
Pima Community College AZ$28,159$42,889—
University of Maine at Augusta ME—$42,875—
Northampton County Area Community College PA—$42,858—
Pierce College District WA$42,727——
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$38,604$42,665$12,000
Central Carolina Community College NC$37,598$42,196—
SUNY College of Technology at Canton NY—$42,094$17,324
Tri-County Technical College SC—$42,077—
Northeast Community College NE$37,176$42,059—
Iowa Western Community College IA$44,227$41,974—
Harcum College PA$43,080$41,892$21,926
Dakota County Technical College MN$41,860—$11,677
Madison Area Technical College WI—$41,811$11,500
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City OK$36,903$41,721—
Gaston College NC—$41,298—
Front Range Community College CO$39,802$41,212$16,200
Platt College-Los Angeles CA$36,515$41,193$18,402
Platt College-Ontario CA$36,515$41,193$18,402
Platt College-Riverside CA$36,515$41,193$18,402
Platt College-Anaheim CA$36,515$41,193$18,402
Kirkwood Community College IA$33,312$40,964—
Northwood Technical College WI$40,588—$8,524
Colby Community College KS$38,494$40,419$11,500
Genesee Community College NY$38,107$40,380$8,399
Baker College MI$37,879$40,259$11,000
Vet Tech Institute of Indiana IN$34,311$40,213$13,623
Cuyahoga Community College District OH—$40,057—
Ridgewater College MN$35,778$40,054$14,171
Mesa Community College AZ—$39,973—
Morehead State University KY—$39,600$16,134
Camden County College NJ—$39,490—
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$39,298$39,427$11,500
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College OH$39,298$39,427$11,500
Vet Tech Institute PA$32,352$38,774$13,346
Parkland College IL$38,505$38,567—
Lincoln Memorial University TN$33,775$38,379—
Sinclair Community College OH$36,787$38,325—
Crowder College MO—$38,267—
Johnson College PA$37,963—$12,000
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred NY$40,917$37,936$12,000
Columbia State Community College TN$35,907$37,930—
YTI Career Institute-York PA$36,212$37,797$16,875
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$35,049$37,386$12,000
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture NE$35,049$37,386$12,000
Des Moines Area Community College IA$43,281$37,055—
Kent State University at Ashtabula OH$40,425$36,975$17,625
Kent State University at Trumbull OH$40,425$36,975$17,625
Kent State University at Tuscarawas OH$40,425$36,975$17,625
Kent State University at Kent OH$40,425$36,975$17,625
Milwaukee Career College WI—$36,915$15,000
Eastern Iowa Community College District IA$32,149$36,721—
Iowa Lakes Community College IA—$36,699—
Piedmont Technical College SC—$36,539—
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center PA$36,416—$15,250
Jefferson College MO—$35,963—
Vet Tech Institute of Houston TX$33,159$35,785$12,000
Hinds Community College MS—$35,245—
Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton MI$35,473$35,135$17,000
Ross College-Canton OH$35,473$35,135$17,000
Pierpont Community and Technical College WV—$34,943—
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia CA$33,402$34,136$17,398
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario CA$33,402$34,136$17,398
Minnesota North College MN$33,759——
Owensboro Community and Technical College KY—$33,743—
Trident Technical College SC$33,506——
Delgado Community College LA$37,458$33,103—
Midwest Institute MO$32,835$33,060—
Volunteer State Community College TN—$33,013—
Arkansas State University-Beebe AR$34,558$32,958—
Blinn College District TX$32,438——
Chattanooga State Community College TN$29,368$31,289—
Institute of Medical Careers PA$30,401—$13,614
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus PR$15,706$17,797$6,865