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Salaries by Major at Colorado State University Fort Collins

How much money do Colorado State University Fort Collins graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $37,700 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $51,800 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Colorado State graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer and Information Sciences with a median starting salary of $71,700 followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering paying $67,700 and Construction Engineering Technologies graduates who have a median starting income of $67,200 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $87,300 followed by Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) at $79,200 and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) who earn $78,800 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Colorado State University Fort Collins graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for Colorado State University Fort Collins graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) $87,300
Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) $79,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $78,800
Engineering (Master's Degree) $75,000
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $71,700
Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) $68,600
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,700
Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,200
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $66,400
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,000
Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) $63,000
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,200
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,100
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,500
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $57,100
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) $56,400
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,900
Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,600
Agriculture (Master's Degree) $44,300
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,500
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $41,500
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Master's Degree) $41,300
Social Work (Master's Degree) $40,800
Soil Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,100
Zoology/Animal Biology (Master's Degree) $38,800
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,100
Natural Resources Management and Policy (Master's Degree) $36,600
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,600
Natural Resources Management and Policy (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,100
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,000
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,700
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,600
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,800
Music (Master's Degree) $34,700
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,400
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,300
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,100
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,700
Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,200
Forestry (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,200
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,200
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,800
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,500
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,500
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,200
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,800
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,500
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,100
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,800
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,800
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,700
Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,500
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,100
Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,100
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,400
Zoology/Animal Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,700
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,700
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,500
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,800
International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,800

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=126818 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Colorado State University Fort Collins.