Accounting and Related Services at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · Master's Degree · about 18 graduates a year

$68,206
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$97,463
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$95,833
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#143 of 349
Rank by pay
#218 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates in accounting and related services earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Colorado State University-Fort Collins Compares for Accounting and Related Services

All 349 colleges reporting accounting and related services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1New York University New York, NY$134,461$127,979#3$82,270
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$134,105$122,027#8—
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$128,337$140,194#1$77,802
4Fordham University Bronx, NY$126,830$120,716#9$76,766
5George Washington University Washington, DC$126,566$110,905#39$76,286
6Rice University Houston, TX$124,073$126,146#4$65,805
7Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD$122,816$107,785#54$71,938
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$122,697$111,646#35$73,673
9Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA$120,311$109,475#47$91,369
10Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$119,951$128,685#2$75,990
…
140University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$97,676$101,404#106$63,735
141University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$97,613$95,904#162$72,017
142Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$97,608$100,294#118$65,846
143Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$97,463$91,147#218$68,206
144Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$97,392$99,019#130$65,786
145Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA$97,252$98,906#132$64,189
146University of Oregon Eugene, OR$97,057$97,629#145$62,592

Other Majors at Colorado State University-Fort Collins by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$136,709$99,929#100 of 861
Mechanical Engineering$115,946$93,386#41 of 83
Engineering$111,730$93,602#24 of 29
Information Science/Studies$106,679$97,641#32 of 71
Statistics—$88,707—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$87,258$67,559#20 of 322
Civil Engineering—$79,034—
Biology$77,737$60,234#21 of 57
Pharmacology and Toxicology$71,308$36,729—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$69,954$58,561#35 of 58
Biological and Physical Sciences$69,605$60,746#5 of 7
Educational Administration and Supervision$69,438$53,447#239 of 453
Social Work$67,960$51,716#74 of 279
History$67,570$42,244#6 of 36
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$64,429$44,475#12 of 21
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$64,235$43,262#13 of 15
Nutrition Sciences$63,613$60,252#17 of 22
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$63,447$41,682#6 of 6
Agriculture$62,469$57,773#2 of 5
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$62,056$67,142#178 of 211
Music$57,772$54,680#12 of 98
Student Counseling and Personnel Services—$53,422—
English Language and Literature$50,330—#40 of 43
Natural Sciences$50,052——

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Colorado State University-Fort Collins accounting and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $68,206 one year after graduating and $97,463 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Colorado State University-Fort Collins rank for accounting and related services?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for accounting and related services graduates, Colorado State University-Fort Collins ranks #143 by median pay four years after graduation, and #218 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is accounting and related services at Colorado State University-Fort Collins worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for accounting and related services ($95,833), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.