Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado · Public

Of 86 assessed programs, 81 leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 152 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,259
$30k to $48k	$14,460
$48k to $75k	$15,905
$75k to $110k	$21,927
$110k and up	$29,763
All families (average)	$21,279

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

86 of 238 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Colorado high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$79,256	+$38,582	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	651
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$136,709	+$96,035	clears the bar	$42,118	0.4 yrs	321
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,981	+$20,307	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	318
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,268	+$13,594	clears the bar	$21,000	1.5 yrs	256
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$60,835	+$20,161	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	207
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,226	+$3,552	clears the bar	$23,875	6.7 yrs	200
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$114,076	+$73,402	clears the bar	$21,569	0.3 yrs	189
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$94,921	+$54,247	clears the bar	$23,500	0.4 yrs	181
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,260	+$53,586	clears the bar	$25,708	0.5 yrs	179
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$61,434	+$20,760	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	161
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$128,327	+$87,653	clears the bar	$185,720	2.1 yrs	147
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,873	+$27,199	clears the bar	$18,500	0.7 yrs	141
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,300	+$16,626	clears the bar	$19,746	1.2 yrs	138
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$53,528	+$12,854	clears the bar	$21,000	1.6 yrs	131
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,934	+$29,260	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	119
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$69,438	+$28,764	clears the bar	$27,586	1.0 yrs	113
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,001	+$47,327	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	109
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$53,934	+$13,260	clears the bar	$21,500	1.6 yrs	88
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$54,720	+$14,046	clears the bar	$18,950	1.3 yrs	88
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,309	+$635	clears the bar	$20,500	32.3 yrs	87
Biology	Master's Degree	$77,737	+$37,063	clears the bar	$31,057	0.8 yrs	86
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,154	+$5,480	clears the bar	$19,500	3.6 yrs	81
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,370	+$13,696	clears the bar	$19,500	1.4 yrs	79
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,144	+$11,470	clears the bar	$21,500	1.9 yrs	79
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	$64,235	+$23,561	clears the bar	$30,240	1.3 yrs	78
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	Bachelor's Degree	$39,595	-$1,079	falls short	$21,968	insufficient data	75
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,271	+$56,597	clears the bar	$20,549	0.4 yrs	75
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$52,971	+$12,297	clears the bar	$19,250	1.6 yrs	75
Information Science	Master's Degree	$106,679	+$66,005	clears the bar	$20,962	0.3 yrs	70
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,172	+$58,498	clears the bar	$25,176	0.4 yrs	67
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$57,184	+$16,510	clears the bar	$19,563	1.2 yrs	67
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$111,730	+$71,056	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,343	+$29,669	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	63
Social Work	Master's Degree	$67,960	+$27,286	clears the bar	$40,400	1.5 yrs	63
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,129	+$2,455	clears the bar	$21,500	8.8 yrs	62
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$69,954	+$29,280	clears the bar	$22,600	0.8 yrs	59
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$42,034	+$1,360	clears the bar	$17,500	12.9 yrs	58
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,830	+$11,156	clears the bar	$22,996	2.1 yrs	55
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,983	+$18,309	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	52
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,269	+$28,595	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	51
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$47,835 1-year earnings	+$7,161	clears the bar	$15,679	2.2 yrs	51
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$27,413 1-year earnings	-$13,261	falls short	$20,481	insufficient data	50
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,973	+$8,299	clears the bar	$19,296	2.3 yrs	50
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$62,556	+$21,882	clears the bar	$18,500	0.8 yrs	50
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$62,056	+$21,382	clears the bar	$76,334	3.6 yrs	49
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$61,894	+$21,220	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	45
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,647	+$14,973	clears the bar	$15,479	1.0 yrs	44
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,414	-$1,260	falls short	$26,837	insufficient data	38
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$127,821	+$87,147	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$59,528	+$18,854	clears the bar	$22,000	1.2 yrs	36
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$71,631	+$30,957	clears the bar	$22,250	0.7 yrs	34
Music	Master's Degree	$57,772	+$17,098	clears the bar	$40,506	2.4 yrs	34
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,005	+$41,331	clears the bar	$26,747	0.6 yrs	32
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$139,296	+$98,622	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Accounting	Master's Degree	$97,463	+$56,789	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	32
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$71,615	+$30,941	clears the bar	$16,500	0.5 yrs	31
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$62,919	+$22,245	clears the bar	$22,073	1.0 yrs	30
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	$64,429	+$23,755	clears the bar	$30,829	1.3 yrs	30
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$79,034 1-year earnings	+$38,360	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	$63,447	+$22,773	clears the bar	$30,022	1.3 yrs	26
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	$71,308	+$30,634	clears the bar	$45,367	1.5 yrs	26
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$34,552	-$6,122	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$105,391	+$64,717	clears the bar	$48,453	0.7 yrs	22
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	$63,613	+$22,939	clears the bar	$27,049	1.2 yrs	22
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$27,810 1-year earnings	-$12,864	falls short	$16,500	insufficient data	22
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$115,946	+$75,272	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
English	Master's Degree	$50,330	+$9,656	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	$96,987	+$56,313	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	$62,469	+$21,795	clears the bar	$25,108	1.2 yrs	17
Biological and Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	$69,605	+$28,931	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Natural Sciences	Master's Degree	$50,052	+$9,378	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	$66,984	+$26,310	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$53,422 1-year earnings	+$12,748	clears the bar	$58,158	4.6 yrs	16
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$144,730	+$104,056	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$87,258	+$46,584	clears the bar	$45,260	1.0 yrs	16
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$52,540 1-year earnings	+$11,866	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,927 1-year earnings	+$11,253	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Soil Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,671	+$16,997	clears the bar	$16,500	1.0 yrs	14
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$102,765	+$62,091	clears the bar	$23,869	0.4 yrs	13
History	Master's Degree	$67,570	+$26,896	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$50,330	+$9,656	clears the bar	$14,000	1.4 yrs	11
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	$98,019	+$57,345	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Statistics	Master's Degree	$88,707 1-year earnings	+$48,033	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,597	+$12,923	clears the bar	$20,425	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,981	+$15,307	clears the bar	$18,386	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$65,940	+$25,266	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	261
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Sustainability Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Systems Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Dispute Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Forestry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,674/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.