Tips for Recruiting Aggie Veterinarians
About the Texas A&M VMBS and our DVM Students & Alumni
Thank you for your interest in recruiting our Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students and alumni for your business or practice!
- The professional veterinary program at Texas A&M University is one of the oldest and most prestigious programs of its kind in the world.
- For more than a century, we have made the world a better place by teaching future veterinarians and scientists.
- We’re the oldest college of veterinary medicine in the state of Texas and among the 40 North American members of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC).
- The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) is home to more than 700 intelligent, dedicated, and passionate professional DVM students who will become the future of veterinary medicine.
- In 2026, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranked the VMBS third in the nation and fifth in the world, placing the VMBS first in the SEC.
- In the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s best health schools, the VMBS tied as the fourth-best veterinary school in the nation.
DVM Graduate Salary Information
Each year, as graduation approaches, veterinary employers begin to think about recruiting the brightest students available. They usually have many questions regarding benefits, salary ranges, and tips on how to recruit the perfect new employee.
- While salaries have risen, inflation has heavily impacted real income growth, and a significant percentage of new grads are securing jobs shortly after graduation.
- The average real income of veterinarians in the U.S. in 2024 was around $154,000.
- Recent DVM new graduate salaries in the U.S. in 2024 averaged $129,000.
- Texas A&M DVM graduates are extremely competitive in the market.
- Source: Inflation continues to dampen gains in veterinarian salaries, fewer new grads entering full-time employment | AVMA News | October 2025
- There are several pay scale information sites to help guide veterinary employers in deciding what scale they should offer a new graduating veterinarian from Texas A&M.
- Employers will also want to consider other variables when deciding pay scales for Texas A&M DVM graduates:
- Business Plan for your company or practice
- Cost of Living scale (city versus rural)
- Competitiveness of your market
- Independent barriers for your market
- Level of experience or specialization needed in an applicant
Engaging Our DVM Students & Alumni
- We encourage employers to post their summer employment, externship, and career opportunities on the Texas A&M Career Center’s HireAggies platform.
- Help documentation about how to sign up and post a job opportunity on the HireAggies platform is available.
- You might also like to post your employment opportunities on the Veterinary Career Network (VCN).
- Consider becoming an exhibitor at our annual Veterinary Job & Externship Fair held each fall semester.
- Consider becoming a Texas A&M SAVMA Practice Partner.