Associate-8% vs national median403 grads tracked
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 37th of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,461
middle 50%: $24,670 – $41,772
Median · 5 years out
$42,724
middle 50%: $34,228 – $55,111
Median · 10 years out
$53,833
middle 50%: $40,217 – $68,439
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
Horticulture graduates earn a median of $33k in their first year. Earnings increase to $43k after five years and $54k after ten years.
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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,397 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ohio State University (The)
$45,615 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$45,030 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$44,478 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$44,424 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$41,326 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
State Technical College of Missouri
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$41,154 · 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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