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Associate+48% vs national median50 grads tracked

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Penn State World Campus

Ranked 1st of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$49,539
middle 50%: $42,596 – $63,874
Median · 5 years out
$68,521
middle 50%: $53,343 – $88,826
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Penn State World Campus's associate program in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services earn a median $49,539 one year after graduating, rising to $68,521 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 48% above the national median of $46,394 for this field, ranking 1st 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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,837 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

Other majors at Penn State World Campus

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$168,439 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$140,367 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$137,771 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,405 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$115,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$105,760 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$104,798 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$103,464 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$97,813 · 5 yrs out

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