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ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 0113

Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs: is this associate's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

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$43,565 in median year-4 earnings

The price-proxy scenario falls outside DegreeVerdict’s reliability guardrails, so no percentage is published.

$43,565Median year-4 earnings
Not availableAverage institution net-price context
$27,187Median federal debt
Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →
WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$43,565Median reported earnings · year 4
$39,726Average reported earnings · year 5
$27,187Median federal debt
36thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
1Reporting programs
1With year-4 earnings
COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings
$21,646
Federal debt
Not available
Reporting programs
1
1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$43,565
Federal debt
$27,187
Reporting programs
1
1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$47,620
Federal debt
$25,745
Reporting programs
9
8 report earnings →
COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median
25th percentile$43,565National median$43,56575th percentile$43,565
1 programs report year‑4 earnings.
WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

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Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Agricultural TechniciansSOC 19-4012 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk links
COMPARE NEARBY FIELDS

Similar degrees in the same subject family

These alternatives share the same broad federal CIP family and credential level. Earnings and debt use the same definitions as this page.

Associate's Degree

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

Year-4 earnings
$43,115
Federal debt
$18,255
139 reporting programs →Associate's Degree

Agricultural Business and Management

Year-4 earnings
$48,565
Federal debt
$12,000
21 reporting programs →Associate's Degree

Agricultural Production Operations

Year-4 earnings
$41,868
Federal debt
$11,629
18 reporting programs →Associate's Degree

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

Year-4 earnings
$48,534
Federal debt
$12,000
13 reporting programs →
BEST COLLEGES FOR AGRICULTURE/VETERINARY PREPARATORY PROGRAMS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#CollegeLocationEarnings, year 4Federal debt10-year ROIVerdict
1Medaille UniversityAssociate's Degree, $43,565$27,187WithheldPrice-proxy sensitiveNot available

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.