You should estimate your student loan payments using the repayment estimator
Financial Planning
Financial planning begins the day a student matriculates. Tara Joyce provides seminars in financial planning.
Topics include: credit and credit scoring, student loan repayment options, retirement, investment and job benefits, etc. Individual financial planning afternoon appointments in Room 2270 Vet Med are also offered.
Tara Joyce Financial Aid Advisor
Office of Student Financial Aid
0210 Beardshear Hall tjoyce@iastate.edu
515-294-2223
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Bureau of Labor Statistics data on veterinary salaries by state
The College of Veterinary Medicine awards more than $2 million in scholarships and awards annually to veterinary medicine students. Learn more about scholarship opportunities.
Financial literacy for DVM students begin long before starting veterinary medicine classes. The key to a student’s financial success rests with properly managing your limited budget.