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Associate+13% vs national median289 grads tracked

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Ranked 8th of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,127
middle 50%: $30,627 – $50,649
Median · 5 years out
$52,251
middle 50%: $37,592 – $64,257
Median · 10 years out
$52,920
middle 50%: $42,555 – $72,585

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 Cincinnati State Technical & Community College's associate program in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services earn a median $39,127 one year after graduating, rising to $52,920 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $46,394 for this field, ranking 8th 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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,241 total interest

Same major at other universities

State University of New York at Farmingdale
$61,498 · 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
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
Saint Louis Community College
$49,513 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,734 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,364 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 5 yrs out

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