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Associate+45% vs national median78 grads tracked

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Ranked 2nd of 155 associate programs in Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$51,929
middle 50%: $36,805 – $66,891
Median · 5 years out
$66,891
middle 50%: $41,863 – $77,611
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $53,848 – $96,390

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Minnesota West Community and Technical College's associate program in Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields earn a median $51,929 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 45% above the national median of $46,142 for this field, ranking 2nd of 155 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
6 yrs
≈ $6,706 total interest

Same major at other universities

Penn State World Campus
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$61,070 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$60,961 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$59,374 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$81,339 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$73,677 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural and Food Products Processing (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,412 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,916 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

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