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Turf Management at College of the Desert

If you plan to study Turf Management, you may want to check out the program at College of the Desert. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 18 turf management degrees were granted at College of the Desert.

Studying Online at College of the Desert

Distance learning is available at College of the Desert. Of 12,861 students, 4,122 (32%) studied exclusively online and 4,016 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Turf Management graduates at College of the Desert, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Turf Management graduates at College of the Desert are 0% women (0) and 100% men (18).

Turf Management Associate’s Program at College of the Desert

Among the 5 associate’s turf management graduates at College of the Desert, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Turf Management associate’s degree recipients at College of the Desert.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of Turf Management associate’s degree recipients at College of the Desert, higher than the national average of 8%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Turf Management Graduates

Students who finish Turf Management program at College of the Desert go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Turf Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,138
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$34,037
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$24,378

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.