Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians at Wilson College

Wilson College's veterinary technology program faces a fundamental challenge: it starts graduates at $35,554 with minimal income growth over four years. While that might sound concerning, the debt picture here is surprisingly manageable—at $28,562, students carry 12th percentile debt nationally, meaning 88% of comparable programs saddle graduates with more. This sub-1.0 debt ratio is rare in animal health fields.

Within Pennsylvania, Wilson is the only bachelor's-level veterinary technology program, making direct state comparisons impossible. Nationally, earnings land slightly below average (37th percentile), but the gap is modest—just $1,260 less than the national median. The bigger question is whether a bachelor's degree makes sense for this career at all, since associate-degree vet techs often earn similar wages with far less investment.

For families where a student is committed to animal health care and wants the four-year college experience, Wilson delivers reasonable debt exposure and stable (if modest) earnings. The lack of income growth suggests hitting a career ceiling quickly, but the low starting debt means graduates can likely manage payments even on entry-level veterinary clinic wages. This works best for students who have realistic expectations about vet tech salaries and value Wilson's small-college environment over purely financial optimization.