Engineering at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · Master's Degree · about 68 graduates a year

$93,602
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$111,730
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$120,215
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#24 of 29
Rank by pay
#26 of 29
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates in engineering earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Colorado State University-Fort Collins Compares for Engineering

All 29 colleges reporting engineering 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
1University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$177,858$161,839#1$135,373
2University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$147,101$153,066#3$112,855
3University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$146,964$137,440#5$115,924
4North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$145,889$156,560#2$114,929
5University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO$133,079$124,455#10$114,220
6University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$128,974$133,300#9$109,909
7Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH$127,769$136,349#6$103,961
8University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$126,854$111,329#21$107,207
9University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$125,712$113,181#14$102,396
10University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$125,712$113,181#15$102,396
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21Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA$119,842$105,533#24$89,698
22University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL$118,501$134,509#7$94,656
23University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI$115,411$120,091#13$96,767
24Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$111,730$104,489#26$93,602
25Rowan University Glassboro, NJ$104,475$91,696#28$84,255
26Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA$103,194$93,968#27$88,224
27Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO$102,295$109,682#22$67,482

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
Information Science/Studies$106,679$97,641#32 of 71
Accounting and Related Services$97,463$68,206#143 of 349
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 engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $93,602 one year after graduating and $111,730 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Colorado State University-Fort Collins rank for engineering?

Among 29 colleges reporting earnings for engineering graduates, Colorado State University-Fort Collins ranks #24 by median pay four years after graduation, and #26 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is engineering at Colorado State University-Fort Collins worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for engineering ($120,215).

← 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.