by our College Data Analytics Team
[Veterinary Animal Health Technologies](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/veterinary-animal-health-technologies/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a veterinary animal health technologies degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 8 schools on the early-career earnings of their veterinary animal health technologies graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send veterinary animal health technologies graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
El Centro College tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying veterinary animal health technologies schools in Texas. Set in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public institution. After graduating, veterinary animal health technologies degree recipients from El Centro College typically earn about $44,176 annually.
Lone Star College System came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying veterinary animal health technologies schools. Set in the city of The Woodlands, Lone Star College System is a public institution. After graduating, veterinary animal health technologies degree recipients from Lone Star College System typically earn about $38,150 annually.
A rank of #3 makes Palo Alto College one of the highest-paying schools for veterinary animal health technologies. Set in the city of San Antonio, Palo Alto College is a public institution. Students who complete the veterinary animal health technologies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $39,164.
Pima Medical Institute El Paso came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying veterinary animal health technologies schools. Pima Medical Institute El Paso is a private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso. Veterinary Animal Health Technologies graduates of Pima Medical Institute El Paso earn a median of about $40,691 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in veterinary animal health technologies will find them at Pima Medical Institution San Antonio, which ranked #5. Located in the city of San Antonio, Pima Medical Institution San Antonio is a private for-profit institution. Students who complete the veterinary animal health technologies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $35,514.
Pima Medical Institute Houston placed #6 among the highest-paying schools for veterinary animal health technologies. Located in the city of Houston, Pima Medical Institute Houston is a private for-profit institution. Veterinary Animal Health Technologies graduates of Pima Medical Institute Houston earn a median of about $35,085 a year early in their careers.
Texas A And M University Kingsville earned the #7 position for veterinary animal health technologies graduate earnings this year. Texas A And M University Kingsville is a public school located in the town of Kingsville. Veterinary Animal Health Technologies graduates of Texas A And M University Kingsville earn a median of about $34,474 a year early in their careers.
Vet Tech Institute Of Houston earned the #8 position for veterinary animal health technologies graduate earnings this year. Vet Tech Institute Of Houston is a private for-profit school located in the city of Houston. After graduating, veterinary animal health technologies degree recipients from Vet Tech Institute Of Houston typically earn about $36,681 annually.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their veterinary animal health technologies graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 8 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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