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First professional · West Lafayette, Indiana

Is Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University-Main Campus worth it?

High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 3.6 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$122,519
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$132,757
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$124,945
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$132k (likely $132k – $132k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$69k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IN
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
3.6 years (likely 3.0–4.4)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
$184k (likely $61k – $294k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$945k (likely $709k – $1.21M)
Today's dollars

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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.

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