Associate+6% vs national median261 grads tracked
Agricultural Business and Management at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 12th of 43 associate programs in Agricultural Business and Management by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,592
middle 50%: $27,389 – $48,057
Median · 5 years out
$54,777
middle 50%: $44,173 – $65,486
Median · 10 years out
$65,231
middle 50%: $50,615 – $80,624
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Agricultural Business and Management (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kirkwood Community College agricultural business majors earn $38,592 in year one. Salaries increase to $54,777 by year five and $65,231 by year ten.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,934 total interest
Same major at other universities
Iowa Lakes Community College
$57,033 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
North Central Texas College
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$55,214 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Wyoming College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kirkwood Community College
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
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