Austin, TX (population: 792,778) has one veterinary technician school within its city limits. Virginia College-Austin has a total student population of 865. It is the 5581st highest ranked school in the USA and the 317th highest in the state of Texas (#1 is Rice University).
Veterinary Technician students from Austin schools who go on to become veterinary technicians, veterinarians, veterinarian assistants, veterinary scientistss, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 79,200 people working as veterinary technologists and technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $30,580. Also, Veterinarians make on average $90,110 per year and there are about 54,130 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Austin-Round Rock area alone, there are 440 employed veterinarians earning an average salary of $74,600. Veterinary technologists and technicians in this area earn $26,480/yr and there are 620 employed.
Austin lies in Travis county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the Austin-Round Rock area has 769,370 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2.3% unemployment rate, $21.72/hr average worker wage, and a $45,180 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.802 out of every 1000 jobs in Austin are held by veterinary technologists and technicians, and 0.577/1000 are held by veterinarians.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Virginia College-Austin ends up costing a student $15,194/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Austin |
Pflugerville | TX | 43,849 | 1 | 21.9644 | 4 | 11.9 miles |
Cedar Park | TX | 72,258 | 0 | - | 0 | 14.6 miles |
Georgetown | TX | 55,998 | 3 | 24.3873 | 208 | 23.8 miles |
Seguin | TX | - | 2 | 43.9208 | 52 | 52.9 miles |
Killeen | TX | 125,411 | 1 | 16.1488 | 105 | 54.7 miles |
San Antonio | TX | 1,402,013 | 34 | 23.3851 | 958 | 74.4 miles |
Kerrville | TX | - | 2 | 41.881 | 56 | 85.1 miles |
Bryan | TX | 73,832 | 2 | 27.1681 | 5 | 85.9 miles |
College Station | TX | 90,406 | 1 | 0.218495 | 0 | 88.2 miles |