Associate+33% vs national median197 grads tracked
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at State University of New York at Farmingdale
Ranked 2nd of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,161
middle 50%: $27,546 – $68,274
Median · 5 years out
$61,498
middle 50%: $38,623 – $85,523
Median · 10 years out
$72,273
middle 50%: $56,106 – $100,633
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
Applied Horticulture graduates at SUNY Farmingdale start with a $46k median salary. Earnings reach $61k after five years and $72k 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,543 total interest
Same major at other universities
Penn State World Campus
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,257 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$51,114 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at State University of New York at Farmingdale
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$126,100 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$115,864 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$107,415 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$102,672 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)
$102,473 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$92,517 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,721 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,636 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$88,575 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$87,320 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Bachelor's)
$83,601 · 5 yrs out
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