VETERINARIAN License in Massachusetts

Massachusetts requires a DVM degree from an AVMA-accredited school, passage of the NAVLE, and a state examination covering Massachusetts veterinary practice law. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine oversees licensure. Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in North Grafton is the state's AVMA-accredited program, internationally recognized for its programs in comparative medicine, wildlife and conservation medicine, and the Foster Hospital for Small Animals and the Hospital for Large Animals. The state's practice environment is heavily companion-animal focused, reflecting its dense suburban and urban demographics in the Boston-Worcester-Springfield corridor. Massachusetts also hosts the renowned MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, one of the oldest and most advanced veterinary referral hospitals in the country. The state's cranberry, dairy, and equine industries support some large-animal practice in western Massachusetts and on Cape Cod. Massachusetts veterinarians benefit from proximity to major biotech and pharmaceutical companies in the Cambridge-Boston area that employ veterinary scientists in research and drug development roles.