Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2018 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2019 May 1;254(9):1061-1066. doi: 10.2460/javma.254.9.1061.

Abstract

Mean full-time starting salary among all types of employers combined (private, public, or corporate practice and advanced education programs) was $65,896 in 2018. Excluding salaries for graduates pursuing advanced education, the mean full-time starting salary was $82,425. Mean educational debt accumulated during veterinary school for all respondents (n = 2,758) in 2018 was $152,358 (median, $159,000). Mean educational debt among the 82.7% of respondents who had debt (n = 2,280) was $183,014 in 2018, an increase of 9.8%, compared with the 2017 value.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Education, Veterinary*
  • Employment
  • Salaries and Fringe Benefits
  • Schools, Veterinary
  • Training Support
  • United States
  • Veterinary Medicine*