Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median105 grads tracked
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Western Texas College
Ranked 9th of 16 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,872
middle 50%: $22,658 – $57,372
Median · 5 years out
$40,342
middle 50%: $29,283 – $56,378
Median · 10 years out
$40,912
middle 50%: $25,965 – $59,848
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Western Texas College certificate holders in horticulture earn $36k initially. Median pay stays stable near $41k through year ten.
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
10.7 yrs
≈ $11,934 total interest
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$48,291 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
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$45,075 · 5 yrs out
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$43,722 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
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$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$38,795 · 5 yrs out
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$38,623 · 5 yrs out
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$38,202 · 5 yrs out
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$37,935 · 5 yrs out
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$37,592 · 5 yrs out
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$35,840 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Western Texas College
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$79,032 · 5 yrs out
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$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Associate)
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$47,297 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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