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Associate0% vs national median148 grads tracked

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Hawkeye Community College

Ranked 24th of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,659
middle 50%: $25,721 – $39,919
Median · 5 years out
$46,394
middle 50%: $34,162 – $57,401
Median · 10 years out
$53,696
middle 50%: $40,439 – $68,996

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Hawkeye Community College's associate program in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services earn a median $32,659 one year after graduating, rising to $53,696 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $46,394 for this field, ranking 24th of 56 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,945 total interest

Same major at other universities

Owens Community College
$47,773 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$47,740 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$47,562 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$47,013 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$45,615 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$45,030 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hawkeye Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,872 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,903 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,404 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$66,836 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out

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