Veterinary Residency/Fellowship Programs: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 60.03. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 1 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Master's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
University of Georgia
GA · Public · 22 graduates measured
$214,176Data unavailableData unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Veterinary Residency/Fellowship Programs

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Veterinarians$130,100+9.4%Doctoral or professional degree

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (21)
  • 60.0301 Veterinary Anesthesiology Residency Program
  • 60.0302 Veterinary Dentistry Residency Program
  • 60.0303 Veterinary Dermatology Residency Program
  • 60.0304 Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Residency Program
  • 60.0305 Veterinary Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • 60.0306 Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program
  • 60.0307 Veterinary Microbiology Residency Program
  • 60.0308 Veterinary Nutrition Residency Program
  • 60.0309 Veterinary Ophthalmology Residency Program
  • 60.0310 Veterinary Pathology Residency Program
  • 60.0311 Veterinary Practice Residency Program
  • 60.0312 Veterinary Preventive Medicine Residency Program
  • 60.0313 Veterinary Radiology Residency Program
  • 60.0314 Veterinary Surgery Residency Program
  • 60.0315 Theriogenology Residency Program
  • 60.0316 Veterinary Toxicology Residency Program
  • 60.0317 Zoological Medicine Residency Program
  • 60.0318 Poultry Veterinarian Residency Program
  • 60.0319 Veterinary Behaviorist Residency Program
  • 60.0320 Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Residency Program
  • 60.0399 Veterinary Residency/Fellowship Program, Other