Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Bachelor's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

$33,626
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$36,617
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$44,115
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#11 of 11
Rank by pay
#7 of 11
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Mississippi State University graduates in veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians earn 17% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 74% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Mississippi State University Compares for Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

All 11 colleges reporting veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL$61,428$65,382#1$48,287
2University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$59,298$52,218#2$42,482
3Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$46,669$49,207#4$41,400
4Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$45,935$49,280#3$43,747
5North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$44,457$46,059#6$36,814
6Wilson College Chambersburg, PA$41,954$42,668#9$35,554
7SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY$41,426$39,429#11$36,640
8Murray State University Murray, KY$40,839$46,242#5$33,536
9Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX$40,816$41,498#10$34,474
10Morehead State University Morehead, KY$38,347$43,420#8$37,794
11Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$36,617$44,428#7$33,626

Other Majors at Mississippi State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,039$80,896#52 of 258
Chemical Engineering$95,968$78,183#87 of 158
Construction Management$94,068$72,712#26 of 57
Mechanical Engineering$93,893$75,161#107 of 318
Industrial Engineering$92,332$70,703#68 of 94
Engineering$91,124$68,045#12 of 19
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$88,444$69,056#55 of 59
Computer Engineering$85,275$72,529#182 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$82,852$58,755#250 of 459
Civil Engineering$81,203$65,805#174 of 233
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$79,068$57,923#30 of 51
Agricultural Business and Management$78,998$45,821#8 of 77
Management Information Systems and Services$74,780$45,971#113 of 166
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$74,542$45,483#115 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$70,904$41,717#460 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,367$50,217#334 of 452
Mathematics$69,787$48,084#159 of 309
Architecture$69,699$53,679#29 of 78
Agricultural Production Operations$69,160—#4 of 14
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$62,082$42,298#60 of 138
Interior Architecture$61,421$44,811#9 of 17
Marketing$61,364$42,670#372 of 516
Forestry$58,499$40,219#16 of 31
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,993$37,975#935 of 1176
Political Science and Government$54,325$29,442#450 of 565
Animal Sciences$52,755$41,464#24 of 78
Biology$51,221$20,056#647 of 841
Plant Sciences$50,653$45,994#34 of 44
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,503$29,654#391 of 610
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$50,176$27,841#35 of 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Mississippi State University veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,626 one year after graduating and $36,617 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Mississippi State University rank for veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians?

Among 11 colleges reporting earnings for veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians graduates, Mississippi State University ranks #11 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians at Mississippi State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% less than the national median for veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians ($44,115), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Mississippi State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.