Bachelor's-2% vs national median156 grads tracked
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Texas Tech University
Ranked 11th of 20 bachelor's programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,568
middle 50%: $31,317 – $51,694
Median · 5 years out
$58,100
middle 50%: $46,475 – $71,871
Median · 10 years out
$73,075
middle 50%: $55,137 – $100,633
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Applied Horticulture graduates earn a median of $40.6k in their first year. This figure reaches $73k 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
≈ $8,368 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$60,705 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$60,243 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$59,577 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$59,146 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$56,386 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$54,888 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Crookston
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$53,225 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$53,170 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Texas Tech University
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$167,382 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$142,605 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$137,159 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$123,047 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$118,251 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$114,357 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$113,931 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$107,885 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$107,394 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$106,454 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$106,454 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$106,400 · 5 yrs out
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