Associate+8% vs national median747 grads tracked
Agricultural Business and Management at Lake Area Technical College
Ranked 9th of 43 associate programs in Agricultural Business and Management by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,268
middle 50%: $32,458 – $55,121
Median · 5 years out
$55,504
middle 50%: $38,550 – $71,312
Median · 10 years out
$69,644
middle 50%: $49,269 – $91,518
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Agricultural Business and Management (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Lake Area Technical College agricultural business associates earn $45k in their first year. Median earnings reach $70k 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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,078 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ridgewater College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$57,208 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$57,033 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$56,029 · 5 yrs out
North Central Texas College
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$55,214 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$54,777 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Wyoming College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Lake Area Technical College
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,850 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,662 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,225 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,653 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$55,122 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$55,122 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$55,065 · 5 yrs out
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