Bright outlook
Education
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $107,310
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
Doctoral or professional degree
- Instructing
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
ProgramsAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
CIP01.83
183 colleges offer Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 183
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $41,954
- median, 4 years after
- Bachelor's debt
- $22,250
- median federal loans
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 91
- Associate's
- 183
- Bachelor's
- 25
What it covers
About Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians is part of Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields: instructional programs that focus on agriculture, animal, plant, veterinary, and related sciences and that prepares individuals to apply specific knowledge, methods, and techniques to the management and performance of agricultural and veterinary operations.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 01.83.
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 91 | $35,1544 yrs after · 16 colleges | $11,00916 colleges |
| Associate's | 183 | $42,0854 yrs after · 104 colleges | $13,89752 colleges |
| Bachelor's | 25 | $41,9544 yrs after · 11 colleges | $22,25013 colleges |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Where Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
St. Petersburg, FL · Public · 14 graduates
$61,428
debt not reported
- 2
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · Public · 17 graduates
$59,298
debt $22,300
- 3
East Lansing, MI · Public · 17 graduates
$46,669
debt $26,500
- 4
West Lafayette, IN · Public · 27 graduates
$45,935
debt $17,495
- 5
Fargo, ND · Public · 20 graduates
$44,457
debt $22,250
- 6
Chambersburg, PA · Private nonprofit · 31 graduates
$41,954
debt $25,000
- 7
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton, NY · Public · 20 graduates
$41,426
debt $22,022
- 8
Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, TX · Public · 21 graduates
$40,816
debt not reported
- 9
Morehead, KY · Public · 12 graduates
$38,347
debt not reported
- 10
Mississippi State, MS · Public · 22 graduates
$36,617
debt $21,000
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
- Bright outlook
Healthcare practitioners
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
- Median pay
- $47,380
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
Associate's degree
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Bright outlook
Healthcare support
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
- Median pay
- $38,150
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
High school diploma
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
More in Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields
Other programs in the same area of study, by how many colleges offer them.
Every program in this area- Agricultural Business and Management232 colleges
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services229 colleges
- Agricultural Production Operations187 colleges
- Agriculture, General111 colleges
- Animal Sciences99 colleges
- Plant Sciences85 colleges
- Food Science and Technology76 colleges
- Agricultural Mechanization57 colleges
Questions about Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
How many colleges offer Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians at these degree levels: certificate (91 colleges), associate's (183 colleges), bachelor's (25 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians earn $41,954 a year four years after finishing, across 11 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Where do Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians graduates earn the most?
St Petersburg College reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians: $61,428 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.