Associate-9% vs national median187 grads tracked
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Spartanburg Community College
Ranked 38th of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,395
middle 50%: $25,336 – $42,890
Median · 5 years out
$42,146
middle 50%: $34,722 – $52,793
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $39,556 – $69,154
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 associate degree graduates earn $34k in their first year. Median earnings reach $54k 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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,328 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$44,478 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$44,424 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$42,724 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$41,326 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
State Technical College of Missouri
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Spartanburg Community College
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$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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$68,626 · 5 yrs out
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$67,768 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,008 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,124 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,849 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,948 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,422 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,273 · 5 yrs out
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