Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado · Public

Of 17 assessed programs, 15 leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 30 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$18,622
$30k to $48k	$17,014
$48k to $75k	$19,468
$75k to $110k	$19,498
$110k and up	$13,158
All families (average)	$17,296

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.

17 of 47 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	Bachelor's Degree	$56,038	+$15,364	clears the bar	$19,674	1.3 yrs	64
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$41,675	+$1,001	clears the bar	$15,163	15.1 yrs	49
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,256	+$5,582	clears the bar	$17,919	3.2 yrs	48
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$46,492	+$5,818	clears the bar	$14,951	2.6 yrs	41
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,694	+$1,020	clears the bar	$17,653	17.3 yrs	33
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$77,389	+$36,715	clears the bar	$25,397	0.7 yrs	29
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,544	+$2,870	clears the bar	$18,682	6.5 yrs	28
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,653	+$979	clears the bar	$16,250	16.6 yrs	22
Outdoor Education	Bachelor's Degree	$39,598	-$1,076	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$41,032	+$358	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$59,298	+$18,624	clears the bar	$19,225	1.0 yrs	17
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$22,754 1-year earnings	-$17,920	falls short	$16,465	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$47,830	+$7,156	clears the bar	$13,262	1.9 yrs	16
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,833	+$5,159	clears the bar	$18,013	3.5 yrs	14
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$56,044	+$15,370	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,304	+$15,630	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$51,332	+$10,658	clears the bar	$15,000	1.4 yrs	10
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

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.