Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

7,985 students earn a veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians credential each year across 274 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $36,814
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $39,987

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Bachelor's programs — 26 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico69—1 year out——2Wilson CollegeChambersburg, Pennsylvania35$35,5541 year out$42,260$28,562 3North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota27$36,8141 year out$35,933$23,250 4University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts25$42,4821 year out—$27,000 5Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi24$33,6261 year out$37,212$27,000 6Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan23$41,4001 year out$46,982—7SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York23$36,6401 year out$46,914$26,323 8Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana22$43,7471 year out—$17,098 9SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York21—1 year out——10Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, Tennessee21—1 year out$39,627$23,000 11California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California20—1 year out——12Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York19—1 year out——13Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York19—1 year out——14St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida17$48,2871 year out$48,198$33,091 15University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine16$39,2751 year out——16Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas14—1 year out——17Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky11$37,7941 year out$39,987—18University of Puerto Rico-Medical SciencesSan Juan, Puerto Rico8—1 year out——19East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas4—1 year out——20Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——21University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska1—1 year out——22Otterbein UniversityWesterville, Ohio1—1 year out——23Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia0$34,2631 year out——24Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky—$33,5361 year out$35,030$24,250 25Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas0$34,4741 year out——26University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico——1 year out$25,108—

Associate programs — top 100 of 192 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Vet Tech InstitutePittsburgh, Pennsylvania141$30,9901 year out$34,854$14,984 2Vet Tech Institute of HoustonHouston, Texas134$30,6651 year out$36,681$14,804 3Fox CollegeTinley Park, Illinois100$36,8531 year out$41,368$14,722 4Vet Tech Institute of IndianaIndianapolis, Indiana87$30,5081 year out$34,270$13,624 5Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico76$16,7271 year out$21,721$8,000 6Platt College-Los AngelesAlhambra, California68—1 year out$35,845$12,999 7Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas66$40,7811 year out$45,799$16,040 8SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York61$37,7711 year out$43,817$12,000 9Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin56$34,6981 year out—$16,500 10Baker CollegeOwosso, Michigan54$35,1421 year out$38,959$19,603 11Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana54—1 year out——12Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California52$40,9291 year out$48,114—13Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California51$41,6471 year out$42,460$19,500 14St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida50$38,4221 year out$39,598$18,830 15San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico46$43,7301 year out$46,879$19,500 16Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio45—1 year out——17YTI Career Institute-YorkYork, Pennsylvania45$32,0971 year out$37,387$16,829 18Pima Medical Institute-Chula VistaChula Vista, California43$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 19Carrington College-San JoseSan Jose, California42$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 20Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois39$36,9881 year out—$9,562 21Pima Medical Institute-East ValleyMesa, Arizona39$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 22Pima Medical Institute-San MarcosSan Marcos, California39$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 23Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut38$43,1251 year out$43,560—24Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota38$37,1411 year out$36,956$14,171 25Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota37$36,8661 year out—$18,255 26Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, Virginia37$39,5101 year out$44,757$16,562 27Platt College-RiversideRiverside, California37—1 year out$35,845$12,999 28Platt College-AnaheimAnaheim, California37—1 year out$35,845$12,999 29Pima Medical Institute-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona35$36,8751 year out$38,868$19,015 30Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina34$33,7381 year out$38,754$18,218 31University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico34—1 year out——32Carrington College-StocktonStockton, California34$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 33Carrington College-SacramentoSacramento, California32$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 34Yuba CollegeMarysville, California32—1 year out——35Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado32$35,0401 year out$40,794$22,228 36Carrington College-Pleasant Hill CampusPleasant Hill, California32$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 37Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona31$34,4971 year out$36,635$9,819 38SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York30$38,0641 year out$41,914$14,297 39Colby Community CollegeColby, Kansas29$36,1841 year out—$12,000 40Bergen Community CollegeParamus, New Jersey29$41,1501 year out—$21,000 41Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado29$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 42Pima Medical Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas29$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 43Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California28—1 year out——44Windward Community CollegeKaneohe, Hawaii28$38,1091 year out$36,222$14,490 45Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania28$39,2881 year out$41,748$22,531 46Nebraska College of Technical AgricultureCurtis, Nebraska27$32,7931 year out—$12,625 47Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon27$40,7481 year out$40,877$21,000 48Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, Ohio26$33,7161 year out$34,149$18,000 49Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama25$37,0851 year out$32,878—50Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, New York25$37,3461 year out$39,231$12,854 51Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York25—1 year out——52Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan24$38,1261 year out$40,612—53SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York24$36,2931 year out$41,469$14,500 54Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia24—1 year out——55Lancaster County Career and Technology CenterWillow Street, Pennsylvania24—1 year out——56Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas23$32,8861 year out——57Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado23$38,6551 year out$37,983$17,750 58Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky23—1 year out$36,381—59Pima Medical Institute-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada23$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 60Pima Medical Institute-RentonRenton, Washington23$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 61Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California22—1 year out——62Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois22$39,2461 year out$37,519—63Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota22$38,8171 year out$41,491$21,250 64Carrington College-San Leandro CampusSan Leandro, California22$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 65Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyDenver, Colorado21$38,8991 year out$38,511$26,772 66Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska21$34,3631 year out$37,529—67Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina21$35,6581 year out—$11,000 68Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio21$31,4561 year out$38,345—69Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakota21—1 year out——70Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee21—1 year out——71Platt College-OntarioOntario, California21—1 year out$35,845$12,999 72Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth, New Hampshire20$36,6721 year out$39,383$18,000 73Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, New York20—1 year out$39,393—74University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio20$35,5951 year out$40,698$16,545 75Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia19$41,1141 year out$38,762$18,750 76Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, Massachusetts19—1 year out——77University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire19$32,8781 year out$40,501—78Camden County CollegeBlackwood, New Jersey19$37,3461 year out——79Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin19—1 year out——80Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro, Kentucky19$30,4761 year out——81Ross College-CantonCanton, Ohio19$30,8581 year out$33,438$23,667 82Pima Medical Institute-TucsonTucson, Arizona18$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 83Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts18$39,9791 year out——84Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton, Massachusetts18$45,5651 year out——85Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri18$37,6311 year out$39,374$7,934 86Pima Medical Institute-SeattleSeattle, Washington18$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 87Pima Medical Institute-AuroraAurora, Colorado18$36,8751 year out$38,868$19,015 88Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, Kansas17$32,9011 year out—$14,118 89Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada17—1 year out——90Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee17$26,9921 year out$28,471—91Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia17$42,9661 year out$49,695$21,101 92Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California16—1 year out——93Ventura CollegeVentura, California16—1 year out——94Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida16$35,6981 year out$38,037—95Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma16—1 year out——96Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania16$37,3811 year out——97Manor CollegeJenkintown, Pennsylvania16$43,3081 year out$47,659$29,750 98Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, Tennessee16$30,7611 year out$36,042—99Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington16—1 year out——100Valley College-ClevelandCleveland, Ohio16—1 year out——

Certificate programs — top 100 of 123 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Southern Technical CollegeOrlando, Florida244—1 year out——2Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas157$35,0111 year out$43,549$14,047 3Platt College-Los AngelesAlhambra, California137—1 year out$54,270—4Pima Medical Institute-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona114$28,8081 year out$27,219$8,152 5Pima Medical Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas113$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 6Pima Medical Institute-Chula VistaChula Vista, California106$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 7High Desert Medical CollegeLancaster, California94—1 year out——8Aparicio-Levy Technical CollegeTampa, Florida90$25,5171 year out——9San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico84—1 year out——10Pima Medical Institute-San MarcosSan Marcos, California78$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 11Southern Technical CollegeFort Myers, Florida77—1 year out——12PPG Technical CollegeCaguas, Puerto Rico74$9,0951 year out—$3,500 13Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, Virginia72—1 year out——14Pima Medical Institute-HoustonHouston, Texas69$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 15Advantage Technical CollegeManati, Puerto Rico68—1 year out——16Pima Medical Institute-RentonRenton, Washington65$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 17Pima Medical Institute-East ValleyMesa, Arizona65$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 18San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfield, California64$29,7211 year out—$10,864 19Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado59$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 20Pima Medical Institute-TucsonTucson, Arizona58$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 21Pima Medical Institute-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada57$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 22Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, New Mexico49$25,3691 year out$27,846$9,500 23Bridgerland Technical CollegeLogan, Utah48$21,3611 year out——24Carrington College-Phoenix NorthPhoenix, Arizona46$25,7351 year out$32,522$7,343 25Pima Medical Institute-SeattleSeattle, Washington41$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 26Pima Medical Institute-DenverDenver, Colorado41$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 27Milwaukee Career CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin37$25,8861 year out$30,809$9,500 28Central Coast CollegeSalinas, California35$27,1121 year out$41,977—29Charter CollegeAnchorage, Alaska34$23,1841 year out$32,678$12,726 30Carrington College-MesaMesa, Arizona34$25,7351 year out$32,522$7,343 31Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin34—1 year out——32Moore Norman Technology CenterNorman, Oklahoma34—1 year out——33Carrington College-SpokaneSpokane, Washington34$27,4111 year out$35,032$8,541 34Windward Community CollegeKaneohe, Hawaii32—1 year out$35,365$6,299 35Carrington College-TucsonTucson, Arizona30$25,7351 year out$32,522$7,343 36Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina30$24,6001 year out$27,881—37Carrington College-PortlandPortland, Oregon30$27,4111 year out$35,032$8,541 38Pima Medical Institute-AuroraAurora, Colorado30$28,8081 year out$27,219$8,152 39Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio29—1 year out——40Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California28—1 year out——41Pickens Technical CollegeAurora, Colorado28—1 year out——42Ross Medical Education Center-CantonCanton, Michigan28$23,4881 year out$27,249$7,942 43Orange Technical College-West CampusOcoee, Florida27—1 year out$26,549—44Heartland Community CollegeNormal, Illinois27—1 year out——45Advantage Technical CollegeSan Juan, Puerto Rico26—1 year out——46Community Care CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma25$20,5551 year out$27,388$8,228 47Advantage Technical College-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico25—1 year out——48Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina24—1 year out——49Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California21—1 year out——50Caris CollegeJeffersonville, Indiana21—1 year out——51Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado20—1 year out——52Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia20—1 year out——53Mid-America Technology CenterWayne, Oklahoma20—1 year out——54Ventura CollegeVentura, California19—1 year out——55Lake Technical CollegeEustis, Florida19—1 year out——56Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia19—1 year out——57Renton Technical CollegeRenton, Washington18—1 year out——58Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin18—1 year out——59Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe, Louisiana17—1 year out——60Butte County Regional Occupational ProgramChico, California17$29,4371 year out——61Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado16—1 year out——62Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeNaples, Florida16—1 year out——63Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri16—1 year out——64Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyErie, Pennsylvania16$18,1551 year out$21,373$10,208 65Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts15—1 year out——66Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisMemphis, Tennessee15—1 year out——67Cape Coral Technical CollegeCape Coral, Florida15$24,2611 year out——68Medical Career & Technical CollegeRichmond, Kentucky15$23,1031 year out—$10,394 69HCI CollegeWest Palm Beach, Florida14—1 year out——70Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio, Texas13—1 year out——71Valley College-ClevelandCleveland, Ohio13—1 year out——72Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona12—1 year out$35,718—73Ross Medical Education Center-PortagePortage, Michigan12$23,4881 year out$27,249$7,942 74Black Hawk CollegeMoline, Illinois11—1 year out——75Ross Medical Education Center-WarrenWarren, Michigan11$22,5181 year out$25,522$7,942 76Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee, Ohio11—1 year out——77Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas11$38,1011 year out——78CEM College-San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico11$17,5441 year out—$3,183 79Carver Career CenterCharleston, West Virginia11—1 year out——80Ross Medical Education Center-ErlangerErlanger, Kentucky11—1 year out—$5,642 81Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California10—1 year out——82Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa10$26,3551 year out——83Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, Georgia10—1 year out——84Stellar Career CollegeModesto, California10—1 year out——85Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona9—1 year out——86Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois9—1 year out——87Ross Medical Education Center-New BaltimoreNew Baltimore, Michigan9$22,5181 year out$25,522$7,942 88Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California8—1 year out——89CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York8—1 year out——90Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama8$23,4881 year out$27,249$7,942 91Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida7—1 year out——92Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlesterMcAlester, Oklahoma7—1 year out——93Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleBrecksville, Ohio7—1 year out——94Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California6—1 year out——95Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado6—1 year out——96Central Technology CenterDrumright, Oklahoma5—1 year out——97Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia5—1 year out——98Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia5—1 year out——99University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska4—1 year out——100St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida4—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).