Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services programs in Iowa
13 schools in Iowa teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,670 at Kirkwood Community College.
What this work pays in Iowa
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Iowa earn a median of $46,610 a year across 9,970 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $38,920 | 8,800 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | $57,670 | 1,140 |
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation | $46,740 | 600 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | $48,200 | 520 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | $59,150 | 360 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $31,670 (18 grads) | 18 |
| Hawkeye Community College Waterloo | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (11 grads) | 1 |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge | Associate's degree | — | $21,964 (11 grads) | 6 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Hawkeye Community College Waterloo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.