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

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

Associate programs — top 100 of 192 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York14$50,2811 year out——2Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton, Massachusetts18$45,5651 year out——3San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico46$43,7301 year out$46,879$19,500 4Manor CollegeJenkintown, Pennsylvania16$43,3081 year out$47,659$29,750 5Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut38$43,1251 year out$43,560—6Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia17$42,9661 year out$49,695$21,101 7Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California51$41,6471 year out$42,460$19,500 8Bergen Community CollegeParamus, New Jersey29$41,1501 year out—$21,000 9Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia19$41,1141 year out$38,762$18,750 10Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida12$41,0761 year out——11Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California52$40,9291 year out$48,114—12Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas66$40,7811 year out$45,799$16,040 13Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon27$40,7481 year out$40,877$21,000 14Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts18$39,9791 year out——15Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, Virginia37$39,5101 year out$44,757$16,562 16Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania28$39,2881 year out$41,748$22,531 17Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois22$39,2461 year out$37,519—18Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa6$38,9621 year out$36,359$16,252 19Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyDenver, Colorado21$38,8991 year out$38,511$26,772 20Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota22$38,8171 year out$41,491$21,250 21Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado23$38,6551 year out$37,983$17,750 22St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida50$38,4221 year out$39,598$18,830 23Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas14$38,2021 year out——24Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan24$38,1261 year out$40,612—25New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, Rhode Island15$38,1261 year out$51,643—26Windward Community CollegeKaneohe, Hawaii28$38,1091 year out$36,222$14,490 27SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York30$38,0641 year out$41,914$14,297 28Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware13$38,0351 year out——29Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina9$37,9151 year out$39,264$9,899 30SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York61$37,7711 year out$43,817$12,000 31Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri18$37,6311 year out$39,374$7,934 32Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, New Mexico4$37,5701 year out—$19,046 33Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania16$37,3811 year out——34Johnson CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania13$37,3731 year out$38,264—35Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, New York25$37,3461 year out$39,231$12,854 36Camden County CollegeBlackwood, New Jersey19$37,3461 year out——37Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota38$37,1411 year out$36,956$14,171 38Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin7$37,1321 year out——39Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama25$37,0851 year out$32,878—40Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois39$36,9881 year out—$9,562 41Pima Medical Institute-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona35$36,8751 year out$38,868$19,015 42Pima Medical Institute-AuroraAurora, Colorado18$36,8751 year out$38,868$19,015 43Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota37$36,8661 year out—$18,255 44Fox CollegeTinley Park, Illinois100$36,8531 year out$41,368$14,722 45York County Community CollegeWells, Maine12$36,8291 year out—$17,449 46Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth, New Hampshire20$36,6721 year out$39,383$18,000 47Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont15$36,3951 year out$40,039—48SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York24$36,2931 year out$41,469$14,500 49Carrington College-San JoseSan Jose, California42$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 50Carrington College-StocktonStockton, California34$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 51Carrington College-SacramentoSacramento, California32$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 52Carrington College-Pleasant Hill CampusPleasant Hill, California32$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 53Carrington College-San Leandro CampusSan Leandro, California22$36,2361 year out$42,788$20,000 54Colby Community CollegeColby, Kansas29$36,1841 year out—$12,000 55Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, North Carolina13$36,0951 year out——56Pima Medical Institute-Chula VistaChula Vista, California43$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 57Pima Medical Institute-East ValleyMesa, Arizona39$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 58Pima Medical Institute-San MarcosSan Marcos, California39$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 59Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado29$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 60Pima Medical Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas29$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 61Pima Medical Institute-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada23$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 62Pima Medical Institute-RentonRenton, Washington23$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 63Pima Medical Institute-TucsonTucson, Arizona18$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 64Pima Medical Institute-SeattleSeattle, Washington18$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 65Pima Medical Institute-HoustonHouston, Texas11$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 66Pima Medical Institute-El PasoEl Paso, Texas7$36,0901 year out$40,691$21,151 67College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho10$35,8291 year out——68Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida16$35,6981 year out$38,037—69Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina21$35,6581 year out—$11,000 70University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio20$35,5951 year out$40,698$16,545 71University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio—$35,5951 year out$40,698$16,545 72Baker CollegeOwosso, Michigan54$35,1421 year out$38,959$19,603 73Milwaukee Career CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin12$35,0891 year out$40,091—74Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado32$35,0401 year out$40,794$22,228 75Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida8$34,8061 year out$37,600—76Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin56$34,6981 year out—$16,500 77Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona31$34,4971 year out$36,635$9,819 78Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska21$34,3631 year out$37,529—79Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania14$34,3351 year out——80Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina34$33,7381 year out$38,754$18,218 81Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, Ohio26$33,7161 year out$34,149$18,000 82Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, Ohio0$33,7161 year out$34,149$18,000 83Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, Ohio0$33,7161 year out$34,149$18,000 84Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio—$33,7161 year out$34,149$18,000 85Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana10$33,7051 year out——86Crowder CollegeNeosho, Missouri10$33,3701 year out——87Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, Kansas17$32,9011 year out—$14,118 88Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas23$32,8861 year out——89University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire19$32,8781 year out$40,501—90Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio11$32,8201 year out$41,156—91Nebraska College of Technical AgricultureCurtis, Nebraska27$32,7931 year out—$12,625 92University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska—$32,7931 year out—$12,625 93Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma8$32,3201 year out—$12,750 94YTI Career Institute-YorkYork, Pennsylvania45$32,0971 year out$37,387$16,829 95Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi13$31,9981 year out——96Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana10$31,9411 year out$37,176$12,546 97Midwest InstituteEarth City, Missouri—$31,6821 year out$32,835$16,000 98Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio21$31,4561 year out$38,345—99Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa11$31,0171 year out—$11,484 100Vet Tech InstitutePittsburgh, Pennsylvania141$30,9901 year out$34,854$14,984

Certificate programs — top 100 of 123 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas11$38,1011 year out——2Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas157$35,0111 year out$43,549$14,047 3Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorrington, Wyoming3$33,2081 year out—$8,430 4Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee—$32,3401 year out$30,720$29,063 5Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina—$32,3401 year out$30,720$29,063 6San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfield, California64$29,7211 year out—$10,864 7San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia, California—$29,7211 year out—$10,864 8Butte County Regional Occupational ProgramChico, California17$29,4371 year out——9Pima Medical Institute-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona114$28,8081 year out$27,219$8,152 10Pima Medical Institute-AuroraAurora, Colorado30$28,8081 year out$27,219$8,152 11Carrington College-SpokaneSpokane, Washington34$27,4111 year out$35,032$8,541 12Carrington College-PortlandPortland, Oregon30$27,4111 year out$35,032$8,541 13Central Coast CollegeSalinas, California35$27,1121 year out$41,977—14Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa10$26,3551 year out——15Milwaukee Career CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin37$25,8861 year out$30,809$9,500 16Carrington College-Phoenix NorthPhoenix, Arizona46$25,7351 year out$32,522$7,343 17Carrington College-MesaMesa, Arizona34$25,7351 year out$32,522$7,343 18Carrington College-TucsonTucson, Arizona30$25,7351 year out$32,522$7,343 19California Healing Arts CollegeCarson, California—$25,7061 year out—$9,500 20Pima Medical Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas113$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 21Pima Medical Institute-Chula VistaChula Vista, California106$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 22Pima Medical Institute-San MarcosSan Marcos, California78$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 23Pima Medical Institute-HoustonHouston, Texas69$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 24Pima Medical Institute-RentonRenton, Washington65$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 25Pima Medical Institute-East ValleyMesa, Arizona65$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 26Pima Medical Institute-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado59$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 27Pima Medical Institute-TucsonTucson, Arizona58$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 28Pima Medical Institute-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada57$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 29Pima Medical Institute-SeattleSeattle, Washington41$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 30Pima Medical Institute-DenverDenver, Colorado41$25,6381 year out$34,125$8,227 31Aparicio-Levy Technical CollegeTampa, Florida90$25,5171 year out——32Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, New Mexico49$25,3691 year out$27,846$9,500 33Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina30$24,6001 year out$27,881—34Cape Coral Technical CollegeCape Coral, Florida15$24,2611 year out——35Ross Medical Education Center-CantonCanton, Michigan28$23,4881 year out$27,249$7,942 36Ross Medical Education Center-PortagePortage, Michigan12$23,4881 year out$27,249$7,942 37Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama8$23,4881 year out$27,249$7,942 38Ross Medical Education Center-FlintFlint, Michigan—$23,4881 year out$27,249$7,942 39Charter CollegeAnchorage, Alaska34$23,1841 year out$32,678$12,726 40Medical Career & Technical CollegeRichmond, Kentucky15$23,1031 year out—$10,394 41Ross Medical Education Center-WarrenWarren, Michigan11$22,5181 year out$25,522$7,942 42Ross Medical Education Center-New BaltimoreNew Baltimore, Michigan9$22,5181 year out$25,522$7,942 43Laurel Technical InstituteHermitage, Pennsylvania—$22,2661 year out—$8,684 44Bridgerland Technical CollegeLogan, Utah48$21,3611 year out——45Community Care CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma25$20,5551 year out$27,388$8,228 46Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyErie, Pennsylvania16$18,1551 year out$21,373$10,208 47CEM College-San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico11$17,5441 year out—$3,183 48PPG Technical CollegeCaguas, Puerto Rico74$9,0951 year out—$3,500 49Southern Technical CollegeOrlando, Florida244—1 year out——50Platt College-Los AngelesAlhambra, California137—1 year out$54,270—51High Desert Medical CollegeLancaster, California94—1 year out——52San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico84—1 year out——53Southern Technical CollegeFort Myers, Florida77—1 year out——54Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, Virginia72—1 year out——55Advantage Technical CollegeManati, Puerto Rico68—1 year out——56Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin34—1 year out——57Moore Norman Technology CenterNorman, Oklahoma34—1 year out——58Windward Community CollegeKaneohe, Hawaii32—1 year out$35,365$6,299 59Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio29—1 year out——60Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California28—1 year out——61Pickens Technical CollegeAurora, Colorado28—1 year out——62Orange Technical College-West CampusOcoee, Florida27—1 year out$26,549—63Heartland Community CollegeNormal, Illinois27—1 year out——64Advantage Technical CollegeSan Juan, Puerto Rico26—1 year out——65Advantage Technical College-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico25—1 year out——66Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina24—1 year out——67Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California21—1 year out——68Caris CollegeJeffersonville, Indiana21—1 year out——69Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado20—1 year out——70Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia20—1 year out——71Mid-America Technology CenterWayne, Oklahoma20—1 year out——72Ventura CollegeVentura, California19—1 year out——73Lake Technical CollegeEustis, Florida19—1 year out——74Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia19—1 year out——75Renton Technical CollegeRenton, Washington18—1 year out——76Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin18—1 year out——77Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe, Louisiana17—1 year out——78Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado16—1 year out——79Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeNaples, Florida16—1 year out——80Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri16—1 year out——81Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts15—1 year out——82Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisMemphis, Tennessee15—1 year out——83HCI CollegeWest Palm Beach, Florida14—1 year out——84Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio, Texas13—1 year out——85Valley College-ClevelandCleveland, Ohio13—1 year out——86Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona12—1 year out$35,718—87Black Hawk CollegeMoline, Illinois11—1 year out——88Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee, Ohio11—1 year out——89Carver Career CenterCharleston, West Virginia11—1 year out——90Ross Medical Education Center-ErlangerErlanger, Kentucky11—1 year out—$5,642 91Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California10—1 year out——92Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, Georgia10—1 year out——93Stellar Career CollegeModesto, California10—1 year out——94Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona9—1 year out——95Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois9—1 year out——96Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California8—1 year out——97CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York8—1 year out——98Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida7—1 year out——99Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlesterMcAlester, Oklahoma7—1 year out——100Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleBrecksville, Ohio7—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 (—).