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First professional · Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary Science and Related Fields

Veterinary Medicine (First professional): earnings by school

27 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$112,510
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$127,974
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$168,667
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 26 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $122,648 and $133,556. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Western University of Health Sciences CA$123,810$152,572$328,448
Tufts University MA$114,940$145,237$240,920
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$121,866$140,787$135,787
Mississippi State University MS$118,224$137,892$162,000
University of Pennsylvania PA$100,615$137,005$255,610
University of Georgia GA$111,207$134,085$153,000
Washington State University WA$116,988$133,556$124,090
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$108,615$132,986$194,841
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$113,645$132,788$173,483
Lincoln Memorial University TN$113,834$131,865$290,691
Oregon State University OR$122,004$131,069$168,667
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$122,004$131,069$168,667
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$101,469$128,327$199,667
Michigan State University MI$110,119$127,621$185,673
Tuskegee University AL$109,067$125,709—
Auburn University AL$111,358$125,529$168,667
University of Florida FL$120,372$124,305$159,655
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$111,376$123,713$168,533
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$114,064$123,596$124,945
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$103,052$122,648$159,513
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$104,292$121,905$187,162
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$116,500$121,804$170,194
University of California-Davis CA$121,533—$149,894
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$106,822$120,058$138,042
Kansas State University KS$100,654$119,983$177,815
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA—$116,717—
Iowa State University IA$100,172$111,742$150,771