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Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Major

Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant

593 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
0 Master's Degrees Annually
#330 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 4,122
Basic Certificate 2,419
Undergraduate Certificate 1,265
Bachelor’s Degree 422

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant?

422 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
93% Percent Women
36% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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 technology/technician and veterinary assistant majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 8
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 118
White 258
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant. About 0.2% of those with this major are international students.

Online Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Programs

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) 57 5
Certificate (2-4 Years) 1 0
Associate’s Degree 197 3
Bachelor’s Degree 0 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 0 0
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to veterinary/animal health technology/technician and veterinary assistant.

Major Number of Grads
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians, Other 29

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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