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Associate+21% vs national median81 grads tracked

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services at Utah State University

Ranked 6th of 56 associate programs in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,079
middle 50%: $28,536 – $52,872
Median · 5 years out
$55,935
middle 50%: $42,371 – $68,098
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Utah State University's associate program in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services earn a median $41,079 one year after graduating, rising to $55,935 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $46,394 for this field, ranking 6th 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,591 total interest

Same major at other universities

Penn State World Campus
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$61,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,257 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$56,877 · 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
Texas State Technical College
$51,114 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Utah State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$123,890 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$123,301 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$111,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$110,885 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,638 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$103,860 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$103,726 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$103,026 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Bachelor's)
$101,862 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Doctorate)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,917 · 5 yrs out

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