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Best Veterinary Technology Schools (2026): 169 Ranked by Salary & ROI

169 schools ranked by TSW Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Veterinary Technology, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Veterinary Technology graduate earns $32,475/yr across 169 schools.

Programs Ranked

169

Avg Earnings

$32,475/yr

Avg TSW Score

48/100

#1 School

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

$50,281/yr

BLS projects 11.7% employment growth for occupations in this field from 2024–2034, with approximately 64 annual job openings per related program area.

All Veterinary Technology Programs Ranked

Click any row for full earnings projections and career path breakdown.

#	School	TSW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY · Veterinary Technology	61 58–61	$50,281/yr	47.2x
2	San Juan College Farmington, NM · Veterinary Technology	69 64–69	$43,730/yr	129.9x
3	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA · Veterinary Technology	69 64–69	$40,929/yr	175.4x
4	Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Veterinary Technology	63 59–63	$41,076/yr	71.4x
5	Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA · Veterinary Technology	61 57–61	$41,114/yr	56.8x
6	Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA · Veterinary Technology	58 55–58	$45,565/yr	41.4x
7	Dallas College Dallas, TX · Veterinary Technology	65 61–65	$40,781/yr	95.6x
8	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT · Veterinary Technology	57 54–57	$43,125/yr	41.8x
9	St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · Veterinary Technology	61 57–61	$38,422/yr	72.8x
10	Windward Community College Kaneohe, HI · Veterinary Technology	59 55–59	$38,109/yr	55.7x
11	Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Veterinary Technology	58 54–57	$38,126/yr	55.4x
12	Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC · Veterinary Technology	61 58–61	$37,915/yr	75.9x
13	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX · Veterinary Technology	66 62–66	$38,101/yr	122.3x
14	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX · Veterinary Technology	59 56–59	$38,202/yr	60.8x
15	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Veterinary Technology	57 53–57	$42,966/yr	42.6x
16	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO · Veterinary Technology	57 54–57	$37,631/yr	53.2x
17	Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ · Veterinary Technology	56 53–56	$41,150/yr	42.3x
18	Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL · Veterinary Technology	59 55–59	$34,806/yr	74.3x
19	Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL · Veterinary Technology	60 56–60	$35,698/yr	74.9x
20	College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID · Veterinary Technology	56 53–56	$35,829/yr	52.3x
21	Parkland College Champaign, IL · Veterinary Technology	56 53–56	$39,246/yr	42.8x
22	Camden County College Blackwood, NJ · Veterinary Technology	55 52–55	$37,346/yr	46.2x
23	Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC · Veterinary Technology	58 55–58	$36,095/yr	61.6x
24	Gaston College Dallas, NC · Veterinary Technology	56 53–56	$35,658/yr	55.0x
25	Portland Community College Portland, OR · Veterinary Technology	55 53–55	$40,748/yr	39.6x
26	Dallas College Dallas, TX · Veterinary Technology	66 61–66	$35,011/yr	182.8x
27	Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave, VA · Veterinary Technology	54 51–54	$39,510/yr	39.7x
28	York County Community College Wells, ME · Veterinary Technology	55 52–55	$36,829/yr	46.6x
29	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ · Veterinary Technology	59 55–59	$34,497/yr	76.3x
30	Community College of Denver Denver, CO · Veterinary Technology	54 51–54	$38,655/yr	37.7x
31	Colby Community College Colby, KS · Veterinary Technology	54 51–54	$36,184/yr	43.7x
32	Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE · Veterinary Technology	54 50–53	$34,363/yr	47.9x
33	Eastern Wyoming College Torrington, WY · Veterinary Technology	59 55–59	$33,208/yr	76.4x
34	Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe, AR · Veterinary Technology	54 50–54	$32,886/yr	50.1x
35	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO · Veterinary Technology	52 48–52	$35,040/yr	42.0x
36	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE · Veterinary Technology	53 51–53	$38,035/yr	37.3x
37	Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL · Veterinary Technology	53 51–53	$36,988/yr	39.8x
38	Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA · Veterinary Technology	53 50–53	$39,979/yr	33.4x
39	Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH · Veterinary Technology	54 49–54	$32,820/yr	54.1x
40	Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI · Veterinary Technology	53 50–53	$37,132/yr	37.3x
41	Stanbridge University Irvine, CA · Veterinary Technology	53 48–53	$41,647/yr	—
42	Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA · Veterinary Technology	53 50–53	$38,962/yr	31.8x
43	Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Veterinary Technology	52 49–52	$38,817/yr	31.6x
44	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH · Veterinary Technology	53 48–53	$31,456/yr	54.8x
45	Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA · Veterinary Technology	52 50–52	$37,381/yr	34.8x
46	Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC · Veterinary Technology	52 48–52	$33,738/yr	42.6x
47	Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL · Veterinary Technology	52 50–52	$37,085/yr	31.6x
48	Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM · Veterinary Technology	51 46–51	$37,570/yr	—
49	Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, NY · Veterinary Technology	50 47–50	$37,346/yr	29.8x
50	Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · Veterinary Technology	51 48–51	$32,320/yr	41.8x
51	Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA · Veterinary Technology	51 48–51	$33,705/yr	38.9x
52	Pima Medical Institute-Dillon Dillon, MT · Veterinary Technology	51 46–51	$37,570/yr	—
53	Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
54	Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,236/yr	—
55	Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA · Veterinary Technology	50 46–50	$31,941/yr	38.7x
56	Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN · Veterinary Technology	50 47–50	$36,866/yr	27.7x
57	Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Veterinary Technology	50 48–51	$37,141/yr	29.2x
58	Hinds Community College Raymond, MS · Veterinary Technology	51 48–51	$31,998/yr	40.8x
59	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM · Veterinary Technology	55 51–55	$28,323/yr	72.4x
60	Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI · Veterinary Technology	51 48–51	$34,698/yr	35.3x
61	Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro, CA · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,236/yr	—
62	Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
63	Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
64	Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,236/yr	—
65	Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill, CA · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,236/yr	—
66	Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
67	Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
68	Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
69	Carrington College-Stockton Stockton, CA · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,236/yr	—
70	Pima Medical Institute-East Valley Mesa, AZ · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
71	Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston, TX · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
72	Pima Medical Institute-Aurora Aurora, CO · Veterinary Technology	50 46–51	$36,875/yr	—
73	Pima Medical Institute-El Paso El Paso, TX · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
74	Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · Veterinary Technology	50 46–51	$36,875/yr	—
75	Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
76	Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Veterinary Technology	50 45–50	$36,090/yr	—
77	Great Bay Community College Portsmouth, NH · Veterinary Technology	49 45–49	$36,672/yr	26.3x
78	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY · Veterinary Technology	49 45–49	$38,064/yr	23.1x
79	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY · Veterinary Technology	49 45–49	$37,771/yr	24.2x
80	University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH · Veterinary Technology	49 45–49	$35,595/yr	28.1x
81	Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA · Veterinary Technology	49 47–49	$34,335/yr	31.3x
82	Milwaukee Career College Milwaukee, WI · Veterinary Technology	49 44–49	$35,089/yr	—
83	Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA · Veterinary Technology	49 46–49	$26,355/yr	51.3x
84	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY · Veterinary Technology	48 43–48	$36,293/yr	22.4x
85	Manor College Jenkintown, PA · Veterinary Technology	48 43–48	$43,308/yr	10.9x
86	YTI Career Institute-York York, PA · Veterinary Technology	47 43–48	$32,097/yr	—
87	Columbia State Community College Columbia, TN · Veterinary Technology	48 44–48	$30,761/yr	35.7x
88	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Veterinary Technology	48 43–48	$32,340/yr	—
89	Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Veterinary Technology	48 43–48	$32,340/yr	—
90	Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology Denver, CO · Veterinary Technology	47 42–47	$38,899/yr	12.9x
91	Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA · Veterinary Technology	47 45–47	$31,017/yr	32.1x
92	Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS · Veterinary Technology	47 44–47	$32,901/yr	26.3x
93	Crowder College Neosho, MO · Veterinary Technology	47 44–47	$33,370/yr	26.0x
94	Midwest Institute Earth City, MO · Veterinary Technology	47 42–47	$31,682/yr	—
95	Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Curtis, NE · Veterinary Technology	47 44–47	$32,793/yr	27.5x
96	Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC · Veterinary Technology	47 42–46	$24,600/yr	48.4x
97	Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY · Veterinary Technology	47 44–47	$30,476/yr	31.7x
98	Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton Brighton, MI · Veterinary Technology	47 42–47	$30,858/yr	—
99	Ross College-Canton Canton, OH · Veterinary Technology	47 42–47	$30,858/yr	—
100	San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA · Veterinary Technology	46 41–46	$29,721/yr	—
101	San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · Veterinary Technology	46 41–46	$29,721/yr	—
102	Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH · Veterinary Technology	46 43–46	$33,716/yr	22.5x
103	Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH · Veterinary Technology	46 43–46	$33,716/yr	22.5x
104	Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, OH · Veterinary Technology	46 43–46	$33,716/yr	22.5x
105	Vermont State University Randolph, VT · Veterinary Technology	46 42–46	$36,395/yr	16.6x
106	San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno, CA · Veterinary Technology	46 41–46	$29,721/yr	—
107	Fox College Tinley Park, IL · Veterinary Technology	45 40–45	$36,853/yr	11.0x
108	Bristol Community College Fall River, MA · Veterinary Technology	45 42–45	$29,802/yr	26.5x
109	Baker College Owosso, MI · Veterinary Technology	45 40–45	$35,142/yr	14.2x
110	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Veterinary Technology	45 40–45	$35,595/yr	14.0x
111	Harcum College Bryn Mawr, PA · Veterinary Technology	45 40–45	$39,288/yr	6.0x
112	Pima Medical Institute-Aurora Aurora, CO · Veterinary Technology	45 40–45	$28,808/yr	—
113	Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · Veterinary Technology	45 40–45	$28,808/yr	—
114	Butte County Regional Occupational Program Chico, CA · Veterinary Technology	45 41–46	$29,437/yr	—
115	San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA · Veterinary Technology	43 39–44	$27,027/yr	—
116	San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · Veterinary Technology	43 39–44	$27,027/yr	—
117	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE · Veterinary Technology	44 40–44	$32,793/yr	15.2x
118	Johnson College Scranton, PA · Veterinary Technology	44 40–44	$37,373/yr	8.2x
119	New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI · Veterinary Technology	44 39–44	$38,126/yr	6.2x
120	Carrington College-Portland Portland, OR · Veterinary Technology	44 39–44	$27,411/yr	—
121	San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno, CA · Veterinary Technology	43 39–44	$27,027/yr	—
122	Central Coast College Salinas, CA · Veterinary Technology	44 39–44	$27,112/yr	—
123	Carrington College-Spokane Spokane, WA · Veterinary Technology	44 39–44	$27,411/yr	—
124	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Veterinary Technology	43 39–43	$33,716/yr	12.3x
125	Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN · Veterinary Technology	43 40–43	$26,992/yr	30.3x
126	City College-Hollywood Hollywood, FL · Veterinary Technology	43 38–43	$34,693/yr	8.3x
127	Milwaukee Career College Milwaukee, WI · Veterinary Technology	43 38–43	$25,886/yr	—
128	Carrington College-Phoenix North Phoenix, AZ · Veterinary Technology	42 38–43	$25,735/yr	—
129	Carrington College-Mesa Mesa, AZ · Veterinary Technology	42 38–43	$25,735/yr	—
130	Carrington College-Tucson Tucson, AZ · Veterinary Technology	42 38–43	$25,735/yr	—
131	Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
132	Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,369/yr	—
133	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$32,878/yr	9.6x
134	Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
135	Pima Medical Institute-Denver Denver, CO · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
136	Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
137	Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
138	California Healing Arts College Carson, CA · Veterinary Technology	42 38–43	$25,706/yr	—
139	Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV · Veterinary Technology	42 38–42	$26,843/yr	27.3x
140	Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
141	Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
142	Pima Medical Institute-East Valley Mesa, AZ · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
143	Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston, TX · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
144	Aparicio-Levy Technical College Tampa, FL · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,517/yr	—
145	Pima Medical Institute-El Paso El Paso, TX · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
146	Pima Medical Institute-Dillon Dillon, MT · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,369/yr	—
147	Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
148	Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Veterinary Technology	42 37–42	$25,638/yr	—
149	Ross Medical Education Center-Flint Flint, MI · Veterinary Technology	41 36–41	$23,488/yr	—
150	Vet Tech Institute of Houston Houston, TX · Veterinary Technology	41 36–41	$30,665/yr	10.4x
151	Cape Coral Technical College Cape Coral, FL · Veterinary Technology	41 37–42	$24,261/yr	—
152	Ross Medical Education Center-Canton Canton, MI · Veterinary Technology	41 36–41	$23,488/yr	—
153	Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville Huntsville, AL · Veterinary Technology	41 36–41	$23,488/yr	—
154	Medical Career & Technical College Richmond, KY · Veterinary Technology	41 36–41	$23,103/yr	—
155	Ross Medical Education Center-Portage Portage, MI · Veterinary Technology	41 36–41	$23,488/yr	—
156	International Business College-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Veterinary Technology	40 35–40	$30,508/yr	9.4x
157	Ross Medical Education Center-Warren Warren, MI · Veterinary Technology	40 35–40	$22,518/yr	—
158	Vet Tech Institute Pittsburgh, PA · Veterinary Technology	40 36–40	$30,990/yr	9.3x
159	Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT · Veterinary Technology	39 35–40	$21,361/yr	—
160	Ross Medical Education Center-New Baltimore New Baltimore, MI · Veterinary Technology	40 35–40	$22,518/yr	—
161	Community Care College Tulsa, OK · Veterinary Technology	39 34–39	$20,555/yr	—
162	Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology Colorado Springs, CO · Veterinary Technology	39 34–39	$29,194/yr	7.9x
163	Great Lakes Institute of Technology Erie, PA · Veterinary Technology	38 33–38	$18,155/yr	—
164	Charter College Anchorage, AK · Veterinary Technology	37 31–37	$23,184/yr	16.5x
165	Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage, PA · Veterinary Technology	37 33–37	$22,266/yr	18.4x
166	CEM College-San Juan San Juan, PR · Veterinary Technology	33 29–33	$17,544/yr	12.6x
167	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR · Veterinary Technology	33 28–33	$16,727/yr	14.7x
168	Columbia Central University-Caguas Caguas, PR · Veterinary Technology	31 27–31	$9,295/yr	11.7x
169	PPG Technical College Caguas, PR · Veterinary Technology	30 26–30	$9,095/yr	9.6x

Programs by State

Top states by program availability. Click a state for the full in-state ranking.

State	Programs	Avg Earnings	Avg TSW Score
California	20	$31,986/yr	39
Texas	11	$33,449/yr	41
Arizona	10	$30,084/yr	38
Pennsylvania	9	$32,799/yr	37
Ohio	9	$33,465/yr	39
Colorado	9	$32,760/yr	39
Michigan	8	$27,453/yr	36
Florida	7	$33,496/yr	42
Washington	5	$30,173/yr	38
New York	5	$39,951/yr	44
Wisconsin	4	$33,201/yr	41
Puerto Rico	4	$13,165/yr	24
New Mexico	4	$33,748/yr	43
North Carolina	4	$35,502/yr	46
Tennessee	3	$30,031/yr	38

About This Ranking

What we ranked

Best Veterinary Technology Schools ranks 169 programs across the United States by the TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines graduate earnings, return on investment, and job-market demand into a single 0-100 metric.

Data sources

Earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which tracks graduate income one and five years after program completion. Job-market projections use Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024-2034 employment data.

How to read the table

Use the sort controls below the headline to re-rank by earnings, ROI, or other metrics. Click any school name for full earnings projections, three-scenario modeling, and detailed program data. Most students attend a school within driving distance — local rankings are usually more actionable than national.

Caveats & limitations

Rankings reflect what the data can measure: post-graduation earnings, debt levels, and broad labor-market trends. They cannot capture program quality nuances like instructor expertise, hands-on equipment access, or industry connections. Treat rankings as a starting point — visit schools and talk to current students before committing.

Methodology

Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Veterinary Technology?

Based on our TradeSchoolOutlook Score, CUNY LaGuardia Community College ranks #1 for Veterinary Technology with a score of 61/100 and graduate earnings of $50,281/yr.

How much do Veterinary Technology graduates earn?

Across 169 schools, Veterinary Technology graduates earn an average of $32,475/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $50,281/yr.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2025.