Types of Degrees Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Associate Degree	4,418
Undergraduate Certificate	2,682
Basic Certificate	953
Bachelor’s Degree	593

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in ?

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 593 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians in 2021, making it rank #193 in popularity. This major is dominated by women with about 93% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	106
White	396
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

Geographic Diversity

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians appeals to people across the globe. About 0.3% of those with this major are international students.

Online Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 294 schools offered some type of veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	78	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	2	0
Associate’s Degree	199	2
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	1	0
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians.

Major	Number of Grads
Animal Science	8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business	8,098
General Agriculture	3,370
Horticulture	3,234
Plant Sciences	3,175
Agricultural Production	3,066
Food Science Technology	2,532
Agricultural Mechanization	1,280
Animal Services	990
Agricultural Public Services	845
Other Agriculture	602
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	527
Soil Sciences	406
Food Processing	237
International Agriculture	122
Veterinary Administrative Services	118

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

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