Colorado State University-Fort Collins Rankings Based on Salary

- Colorado State University-Fort Collins ranks better than 60% of colleges, based on bachelor's salaries.
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins ranks better than 64% of colleges, based on debt for a bachelor's degree.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins's Top Rankings
- #15
- #18
- #19
Salary and Debt by Major at Colorado State University
We calculated a salary score for each of Colorado State University's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at Colorado State University to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is a weighted average of all of its program scores. Data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and was last updated in December 2020. It reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid.
Salary Scores for CSU Bachelor's Degrees
CSU ranks higher than 60% of colleges for bachelor's degrees, based on salary.
Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services | $20,500 | $27,588 |
Agricultural Business and Management | $17,813 | $40,518 |
Animal Sciences | $19,000 | $33,138 |
Anthropology | $23,806 | $27,502 |
Apparel and Textiles | $23,125 | $36,959 |
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $20,500 | $39,009 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $24,250 | $38,829 |
Biology, General | $19,500 | $30,573 |
Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $31,000 | $63,005 |
Biotechnology | $25,000 | $41,789 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations | $19,500 | $47,589 |
Chemical Engineering | $22,750 | $58,673 |
Chemistry | Not Reported | $46,478 |
Civil Engineering | $22,000 | $61,437 |
Communication and Media Studies | $21,181 | $37,784 |
Computer and Information Sciences, General | $24,000 | $76,208 |
Computer Engineering | Not Reported | $79,284 |
Construction Engineering Technologies | $23,450 | $70,232 |
Design and Applied Arts | $22,250 | $45,852 |
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Not Reported | $23,649 |
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $20,000 | $33,687 |
Economics | $19,500 | $40,509 |
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | $26,115 | $69,338 |
English Language and Literature, General | $21,000 | $29,250 |
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $30,750 | $52,107 |
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | $20,680 | $26,121 |
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Not Reported | $42,235 |
Fine and Studio Arts | $23,250 | $30,068 |
Fire Protection | $20,000 | $78,971 |
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Not Reported | $35,810 |
Forestry | $27,000 | $37,424 |
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $20,500 | $43,798 |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness | $22,500 | $33,484 |
History | $22,540 | $27,524 |
Hospitality Administration/Management | $18,500 | $36,848 |
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $20,500 | $31,265 |
Information Science/Studies | $23,250 | $57,318 |
International/Global Studies | $22,450 | $33,138 |
Journalism | $20,449 | $33,789 |
Landscape Architecture | Not Reported | $43,426 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | $21,000 | $32,213 |
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | $16,994 | $34,381 |
Mathematics | $24,250 | $38,649 |
Mechanical Engineering | $25,750 | $62,167 |
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $22,250 | $33,993 |
Music | $23,250 | $27,048 |
Natural Resources Conservation and Research | $20,500 | $34,526 |
Natural Resources Management and Policy | Not Reported | $43,798 |
Nutrition Sciences | $19,500 | $28,598 |
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | $18,500 | $28,779 |
Philosophy | $18,250 | $29,685 |
Physics | Not Reported | $21,508 |
Plant Sciences | $25,000 | $33,459 |
Political Science and Government | $21,250 | $32,010 |
Psychology, General | $20,972 | $29,793 |
Public Health | $21,875 | $47,846 |
Social Work | $19,220 | $36,324 |
Sociology | $19,500 | $34,554 |
Soil Sciences | $19,500 | $39,909 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $21,500 | $36,115 |
Zoology/Animal Biology | $20,485 | $27,291 |
Salary Scores for CSU Master's Degrees
CSU ranks higher than 53% of colleges for master's degrees, based on salary.
Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Accounting and Related Services | $20,500 | $61,380 |
Agriculture, General | $21,360 | $48,667 |
Anthropology | Not Reported | $40,485 |
Applied Mathematics | Not Reported | $99,683 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations | $42,500 | $94,851 |
Civil Engineering | Not Reported | $65,131 |
Communication and Media Studies | Not Reported | $49,644 |
Computer and Information Sciences, General | Not Reported | $98,743 |
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Not Reported | $41,937 |
Educational Administration and Supervision | $30,500 | $47,346 |
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Not Reported | $87,604 |
Engineering, General | Not Reported | $83,177 |
English Language and Literature, General | $36,020 | $39,369 |
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Not Reported | $84,653 |
History | Not Reported | $46,478 |
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Not Reported | $41,342 |
Information Science/Studies | $29,898 | $76,460 |
Mechanical Engineering | Not Reported | $77,966 |
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $20,500 | $41,565 |
Music | $37,142 | $38,829 |
Natural Resources Conservation and Research | $23,500 | $49,214 |
Natural Resources Management and Policy | $28,008 | $46,087 |
Pharmacology and Toxicology | $40,167 | $36,848 |
Plant Sciences | Not Reported | $56,641 |
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $72,776 | $59,756 |
Social Work | $38,435 | $43,504 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $30,779 | $36,992 |
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Not Reported | $153,351 |
Zoology/Animal Biology | $26,934 | $40,467 |
Salary Scores for CSU Doctoral Degrees
CSU ranks higher than 46% of colleges for doctorates, based on salary.
Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Chemistry | Not Reported | $71,015 |
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Not Reported | $59,417 |
Educational Administration and Supervision | $67,664 | $80,124 |
Psychology, General | Not Reported | $59,124 |
Veterinary Medicine | $160,829 | $80,091 |
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Reviews
Most Recent Reviews
I personally loved my undergrad at CSU. I think the campus has many things for students to do to get involved or meet others with similar interests. It is a fun environment for campus sports and other things, like annual bonfire when CSU verses their rival CU. As for classes, I think they are slowly trying to improve their chemistry department. Many of the professors I had for chemistry were there for research, so their classes weren't their main priority. CSU does offer a tutor center for many classes, which... Read More
Horrendous. I still have nightmares about this school. The teachers were terrible and I literally threw in the towel after one semester. Mind you I entered with a 3.7GPA. If you have ambitions to make a positive impact you can forget that. Once you get into any lab you will meet people that have such naively terrible intentions. Some of the professors are just plain bad people who produce junk research that really has a negative impact on people. I don't have much good to say about the general quality of students... Read More