Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado · Public
Graduate earnings
15of 17 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674 a year). 2 fall short.
17 of 41 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 24: 21 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 6 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$17,296 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$17,296 a year
About $69,184 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Colorado high-school graduate ($40,674 a year).
17 of 47 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $56,038 | +$15,364 | clears the bar | $19,674 | 1.3 yrs | 77 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,256 | +$5,582 | clears the bar | $17,919 | 3.2 yrs | 55 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $41,675 | +$1,001 | clears the bar | $15,163 | 15.1 yrs | 50 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $46,492 | +$5,818 | clears the bar | $14,951 | 2.6 yrs | 46 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,694 | +$1,020 | clears the bar | $17,653 | 17.3 yrs | 27 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $22,7541-year earnings | -$17,920 | falls short (1-yr) | $16,465 | no earnings gain | 27 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $77,389 | +$36,715 | clears the bar | $25,397 | 0.7 yrs | 26 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $41,653 | +$979 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 16.6 yrs | 25 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,544 | +$2,870 | clears the bar | $18,682 | 6.5 yrs | 20 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,833 | +$5,159 | clears the bar | $18,013 | 3.5 yrs | 19 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $47,830 | +$7,156 | clears the bar | $13,262 | 1.9 yrs | 18 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $56,304 | +$15,630 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $59,298 | +$18,624 | clears the bar | $19,225 | 1.0 yrs | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $41,032 | +$358 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $51,332 | +$10,658 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.4 yrs | 13 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $56,044 | +$15,370 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Outdoor Education | Bachelor's Degree | $39,598 | -$1,076 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Health Sciences | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Hospitality Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $40,674 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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