Associate+10% vs national median185 grads tracked
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Texas State Technical College
Ranked 11th of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,769
middle 50%: $30,153 – $48,708
Median · 5 years out
$51,114
middle 50%: $39,655 – $61,716
Median · 10 years out
$70,474
middle 50%: $47,802 – $94,389
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
Texas State Technical College offers associate degrees in Applied Horticulture with a $40k median first-year salary. Earnings hit $51k at five years and $70k at 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,111 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
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
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
Richland College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$73,271 · 5 yrs out
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