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Colorado State University - Fort Collins Graduate School Report

7,636 Graduate Students
$13,313 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
46.3% Took Classes Online
Want the scoop on Colorado State University - Fort Collins Graduate School? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what degree programs Colorado State offers, if the school is ranked, how diverse it is, and much more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.

Colorado State University - Fort Collins Graduate School Rankings

#160 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#154 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

Each year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.

Best Master's Degree Schools Badge

Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #160 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 15% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. As a result, Colorado State is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.

Colorado State also ranked #3 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Colorado.

 

Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Colorado State took the #154 spot on the list.

For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Colorado, Colorado State came in at #3.

 

Colorado State University - Fort Collins Graduate Student Diversity

7,636 Graduate Students
55.1% Women
17.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the last year in which we have data, 7,636 graduate students decided that Colorado State University - Fort Collins was the best place for them. Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students. Here is what we found.

Colorado State Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 55.1% of the total graduate students at Colorado State are women and 44.9% are men.

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Colorado State Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of all the graduate students at Colorado State, around 17.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Colorado State. Around 10.8% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.

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Colorado State Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$13,313 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
Part-time graduate students at Colorado State University - Fort Collins pay an average of $1,476 per credit hour if they come from out of state. In-state part-timers receive a discounted rate of $602.

The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,834$26,564
Fees$2,479$2,479

Average Salary of Colorado State Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$53,850 Avg Salary (Master's)
$71,041 Avg Salary (Doctorate)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Colorado State is $53,850. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 8% lower than the national average of $58,425.

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Doctorate Degree Average Earnings

Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Colorado State enter careers with an average starting salary of $71,041. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 6% lower than the national average of $75,260.

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Location of Colorado State University - Fort Collins Graduate School

Colorado State
Midsize City Campus Setting
Public Public/Private
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Get more details about the location of Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

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Contact details for Colorado State are given below.

Contact Details
Address:102 Administration Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0100
Phone:970-491-1101
Website:colostate.edu/
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/coloradostateuniversity
Twitter:http://twitter.com/ColoradoStateU

Online Learning for Colorado State Grad Students

46.3% Took At Least One Online Class
32.2% Took All Classes Online

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46.3% of the graduate students at Colorado State took at least one online course. For that same period, 32.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Accounting32
Agricultural Economics & Business6
Allied Health Professions10
Animal Science10
Anthropology7
Applied Statistics26
Arts & Media Management24
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology4
Biological & Physical Science19
Biomedical Engineering4
Botany/Plant Biology1
Business Administration & Management313
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences2
Chemical Engineering3
Chemistry12
Civil Engineering32
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology15
Communication & Media Studies14
Computer Engineering12
Computer Information Systems46
Construction Engineering Technology3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology6
Economics8
Educational Administration115
Electrical Engineering21
Ethnic Studies3
Fine & Studio Arts6
Forestry8
General Agriculture15
General Biology76
General Engineering67
General English Literature20
General Psychology11
Geological & Earth Sciences7
Health & Physical Education9
History7
Human Sciences Business Services13
Information Science64
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods16
Materials Sciences1
Mathematics7
Mechanical Engineering12
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology25
Music53
Natural Resource Management84
Natural Resources Conservation46
Natural Sciences11
Nutrition Science12
Pharmacology & Toxicology24
Philosophy4
Physics12
Plant Sciences14
Political Science & Government5
Public Health2
Public Relations & Advertising8
Recreation Administration3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions52
Social Work86
Sociology7
Soil Sciences2
Statistics3
Student Counseling15
Systems Engineering10
Teacher Education Grade Specific9
Textile & Apparel Studies10
Writing Studies18
Zoology16

Colorado State University - Fort Collins Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business3
Allied Health Professions1
Animal Science3
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology12
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology5
Biomedical Engineering4
Botany/Plant Biology2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences9
Chemical Engineering1
Chemistry21
Civil Engineering11
Communication & Media Studies2
Computer Information Systems4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology13
Economics5
Educational Administration15
Electrical Engineering7
Forestry2
General Biology6
General Psychology12
Geological & Earth Sciences1
Mathematics11
Mechanical Engineering7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology7
Natural Resource Management1
Nutrition Science2
Pharmacology & Toxicology1
Physics11
Physiology & Pathology Sciences8
Plant Sciences10
Public Health2
Recreation Administration3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions3
Sociology1
Soil Sciences3
Statistics3
Systems Engineering7
Zoology1

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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