SUMMARY
Going to school for Veterinary Technology is a valuable choice and frequently a necessary first step for students seeking to pursue a career as a veterinarian, an animal insurance executive, or a veterinary software solution specialist. Interestingly, veterinary technology is an uncommon degree being the 280th most popular area of study. Last year, there were 503 veterinary technology diplomas received. In-state tuition for veterinary technology at private institutions is, on average, 3 times more pricey than their public peers.
With only 25 universities offering this degree there could be a more finite list of the institutions which will have a degree program for you. If you are looking to immerse yourself with other veterinary technology undergraduates, consider institutions in Kentucky which have more undergraduates admitted to veterinary technology than any other state. Zooming out, the top region to major in veterinary technology is in the Southeast region with Morehead State University, Murray State University, and Mississippi State University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick of the best conference to study veterinary technology is the Ohio Valley Conference with Morehead State University representing the conference. Based on our extensive list of the best colleges, our selection for the best college for veterinary technology is Purdue University-Main Campus.
The overall best school does not have to be the 'best' school for every student. There can be a bunch of facets to think about when deciding on school. External stuff such as campus amenities, transportation services, and food might affect your thoughts on where to go to college. Here at Authority, we weighed the pros and cons for you. If, as an example, you are interested in which veterinary technology college is home to the best campus, the answer is Michigan State University. If you are very interested in which school is home to the finest campus, then we have an entire list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through student reviews, government databases, professor reviews, and more to evaluate every major in an unbiased and informative way. Here you can explore our comprehensive list for the colleges with the best student life and our choice of the school with the best student life for veterinary technology is Michigan State University. Are you curious why? Keep reading to find out more about our top recommendations. Some of our decisions will probably surprise you.
If cost is a primary deciding factor in your decisions, you might consider avoiding Michigan State University. Michigan State University is the most expensive university for veterinary technology, at least for out of state students. We have a list of the most expensive colleges that might put the cost of Michigan State University into perspective. Additionally, you may care to know that veterinary technology is the 360th most expensive program in the US, with an average bill of $18,900. To zoom out a little, the most expensive state for veterinary technology nationally is Michigan demonstrated by a tuition of $40,384 at the main college in the state Michigan State University. To zoom out even further, the most costly region of the country for veterinary technology is the Great Lakes region which is best demonstrated with Michigan State University with a cost of $40,384, and Purdue University-Main Campus with a cost of $28,010.
Our cheapest region for veterinary technology is the Plains region which is represented by North Dakota State University-Main Campus with a cost of $12,413. More optimistically, the most affordable college for veterinary technology is St Petersburg College. Our entire list of the most affordable schools can be found here.
In-state attendees can anticipate paying in the neighborhood of $9,100 for a degree in veterinary technology. The cost inflates substantially to an average of $21,400 for the out-of-state public-school undergraduate. On that note, our choice for the school with the best value for veterinary technology: Purdue University-Main Campus. Here you will see our comprehensive list of the universities we see as being the best value overall. That being said, this discussion is based on the assumption that you are an out-of-state student. A discussion of value changes when in-state tuition costs are considered, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.
Earnings for veterinary technology majors can cover a wide range, but two-years after leaving college graduates will regularly earn in the neighborhood of $59,100. While there is a lot of variation in earnings; top earners can rake in up to $147,100. Even straight out of school, the lowest end jobs within the veterinary technology field make $23,100, which isn't that bad. The highest earning graduates from veterinary technology graduated from Purdue University-Main Campus and if you are looking for schools with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.
The all-around diversity of veterinary technology ranks quite poor, being within only the 4th percentile of majors nationally. The college with the most composite diversity for veterinary technology is Mercy College and here you can find our general list of the colleges with the most diversity. The financial diversity of the Veterinary Technology major ranks only in the 37th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is even further below average in the 10th percentile. White students compose the largest share at 79% of scholars studying veterinary technology. Additionally, 95% of scholars seeking a veterinary technology major are women.
The median ranking of veterinary technology professors is 3.7 stars, a rating which is 7% less than the median for every major; this is a subpar ranking. If you are curious about the most popular veterinary technology instructor nationally, look no further than Minh Trang Nguyen from University of Georgia. This may surprise you, but the best rated professors of veterinary technology from student rankings are found at University of Georgia. If we incorporate data other than simply rankings we find that the college possessing the best professors for veterinary technology is Purdue University-Main Campus. One can find more detail on our evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, as well as some of the best examples of professors in the U.S.
Finally, the most difficult college to get into for veterinary technology is Lincoln Memorial University. While we do not necessarily see the value in it, we have an extensive list of the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we hope you believe that considering the higher education world with a perspective mainly formed from superlatives could cause issues. We at Authority encourage you to look at some of our other pages on different schools and explore a couple of Authority's insightful background pages on beneficial things to look out for as you progress with your university search.