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Associate+5% vs national median39 grads tracked

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Richland College

Ranked 17th of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,998
middle 50%: $31,537 – $58,734
Median · 5 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $26,543 – $86,507
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $33,861 – $89,177

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 Richland College's associate program in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services earn a median $39,998 one year after graduating, rising to $54,051 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $46,394 for this field, ranking 17th 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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,551 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$49,046 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$47,773 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$47,740 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$47,562 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$47,013 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$46,994 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Richland College

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$112,298 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,373 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,193 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$75,819 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$66,409 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,910 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate)
$65,122 · 5 yrs out

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