How much does schooling to become a veterinarian cost per year?

Answer 1

It depends on which school you choose. Whether you are a resident or non-resident of the state plays a huge factor. My tuition is about $12,000 per semester at Oklahoma State University and I am a resident of Oklahoma. That is in addition to fees of about $1,500 per semester. There are 9 semesters in the entire program. Don't forget you have to go to undergraduate school first, most people attend four years before getting accepted to veterinary school. An education is an investment in your future. You are paying for a degree that will help you earn more money later in life. However, most veterinarians do not make very much money considering how much they had to pay for their education. To sum it up, a person decides to become a veterinarian because they love the profession, no to make a huge salary.

Answer 2

The cost of a college education has risen steadily and rapidly, be it undergraduate or professional degrees. The cost of a four year veterinary college education varies widely, depending if it is a state or private college; the private colleges are more expensive. If you attend veterinary college as an in-state student your tuition will be nearly half the amount paid by an out-of-state student. Obviously, you would pay nearly double the tuition if you went to an out-of-state school yourself. There are veterinary colleges in the Caribbean as well and they are a very expensive alternative. One of these colleges, St. Matthew's, at this time, is not an accredited program.

Scholarships are available and due to the expense of veterinary college they should be explored. Some students (like myself when I was in veterinary college) had jobs or assistantships at the veterinary college to help ease the costs.

Below is a complete list of all the veterinary colleges in the United States (including the Caribbean schools) showing the tuition cost for the four year education required for a degree, broken down by in-state and out-of-state tuitions, cost of living expenses (estimated) for the four years at the college, and the class size (just for interest's sake). The order they are arranged is in relation to the costs for in-state students, from the most inexpensive to most expensive.

The information was from the VIN Foundation Site and the numbers are updated for 2013-2014. The abbreviations listed below the college name are, IS (in-state tuition), OS (out-of-state tuition), LE (living expenses), CS (class size).

Oklahoma State

IS $71,853 OS $162,622 LE $71,548 CS 82

Iowa State

IS $91,316 OS $194,673 LE $53,977 CS 149

Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

IS $98,354 OS $210,374 LE $49,678 CS 120

Louisiana State

IS $98,200 OS $214,341 LE $50,070 CS 88

University of Georgia

IS $79,994 OS $196,463 LE $70,471 CS 102

Texas A & M

IS $86,117 OS $139,466 LE $66,091 CS 134

Purdue

IS $87,659 OS $196,135 LE $67,195 CS 84

University of Wisconsin

IS $86,020 OS $114,806 LE $72,798 CS 76

Oregon State

IS $96,236 OS $182,629 LE $62,919 CS 56

Mississippi State

IS $84,788 OS $194,965 LE $75,427 CS 85

North Carolina State

IS $74,775 OS $97,810 LE $90,721 CS 98

University of Missouri-Columbia

IS $95,920 OS $126,628 LE $81,530 CS 114

Auburn University

IS $80,617 OS $187,873 LE $97,249 CS 120

Washington state

IS $109,391 OS $141,503 LE $68,678 CS 126

Kansas State

IS $108,917 OS $230,328 LE $69,591 CS 114

Colorado State

IS $118,393 OS $239,568 LE $63,626 CS 138

Tuskegee University

IS $101,347 OS $160,779 LE $83,319 CS 73

Michigan State

IS $111,979 OS $236,022 LE $82,582 CS 113

University of Tennessee

IS $108,443 OS $231,048 LE $89,176 CS 88

University of Illinois

IS $132,929 OS $207,945 LE $76,832 CS 120

Cornell University

IS $138,703 OS $202,207 LE $74,134 CS 102

University of Minnesota

IS $152,945 OS $258,638 LE $64,660 CS 99

The Ohio State University

IS $131,656 OS $165,783 LE $95,633 CS 160

University of Florida

IS $129,245 OS $201,694 LE $101,788 CS 114

University of California-Davis

IS $157,067 OS $169,312 LE $92,530 CS 137

St. Matthew's (Caribbean) (7 semesters only) Note: Not accredited

IS $146,415 OS $146,415 LE $106,848 CS-------

Tufts University

IS $187,186 OS $199,259 LE $71,440 CS 95

St. George's (Caribbean) (7 Semesters Only)

IS $173,154 OS $183,064 LE $102,322 CS-------

University of Pennsylvania

IS $177,783 OS $218,720 LE $124,347 CS 123

Ross University (Caribbean) (7 semesters only)

IS $200,783 OS $200,783 LE $102,322 CS 287

Western University

IS $214,679 OS $214,679 LE $97,081 CS 106

Answer 3

This will depend greatly on which school you go to, required classes, number of credits required and the type of Veterinarian you want to be. But you should expect to pay around $25,000 a year or more for the classes.

Answer 4

In the United States, the average cost of four years of veterinary school is ~$200,000.