Is a Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians degree worth it?
Across 10 schools, graduates of Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians earn a median $39,807 five years out on $23,752 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Veterinary Technologists and Technicians (modeled from the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$39,807
Median debt
$23,752
Years to pay off
5.9
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
19%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+8.9%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$16,836/yr
Debt-test failures
42.9%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$16,327
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.