by our College Data Analytics Team
[Veterinary Medicine](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/veterinary-medicine/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a veterinary medicine degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying veterinary medicine schools.
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If you want to know which schools send veterinary medicine graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
University Of Missouri Columbia tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying veterinary medicine schools in the The Plains States Region. University Of Missouri Columbia is a public school located in the city of Columbia. Early-career veterinary medicine graduates from University Of Missouri Columbia make a median of around $114,498 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Iowa State University earned it the #2 place for veterinary medicine. Iowa State University is a public school located in the city of Ames. After graduating, veterinary medicine degree recipients from Iowa State University typically earn about $108,813 annually.
Kansas State University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in veterinary medicine, landing the #3 spot this year. Kansas State University is a public school located in the city of Manhattan. Students who complete the veterinary medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $113,136.
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities produces some of the highest-paid graduates in veterinary medicine, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public institution. Veterinary Medicine graduates of University Of Minnesota Twin Cities earn a median of about $113,564 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their veterinary medicine graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 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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