Associate+7% vs national median350 grads tracked
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Horry - Georgetown Technical College
Ranked 13th of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,314
middle 50%: $34,765 – $48,375
Median · 5 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $41,769 – $61,012
Median · 10 years out
$52,435
middle 50%: $43,250 – $73,842
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
Horry - Georgetown Technical College graduates in horticulture earn $41k in year one. Median salaries reach $50k by year five and $52k by year ten.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,228 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Saint Louis Community College
$49,513 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$49,046 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$47,773 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$47,740 · 5 yrs out
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$70,841 · 5 yrs out
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$67,499 · 5 yrs out
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$61,378 · 5 yrs out
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$56,069 · 5 yrs out
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$55,993 · 5 yrs out
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$55,156 · 5 yrs out
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$54,124 · 5 yrs out
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$53,696 · 5 yrs out
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$52,636 · 5 yrs out
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$52,140 · 5 yrs out
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$51,357 · 5 yrs out
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