Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · Bachelor's Degree · about 44 graduates a year

$66,109
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$82,005
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$81,171
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#21 of 46
Rank by pay
#31 of 46
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,747
Median federal debt

Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates in environmental/environmental health engineering earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Colorado State University-Fort Collins Compares for Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

All 46 colleges reporting environmental/environmental health 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
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$103,016$98,050#1$69,558
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$102,702$93,452#2$82,197
3Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$90,143$91,649#6$76,708
4San Diego State University San Diego, CA$88,417$80,454#25$66,482
5CUNY City College New York, NY$87,804$83,571#18$62,945
6Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$87,699$88,216#9$68,223
7Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$87,699$88,216#10$68,223
8Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO$87,278$81,622#21$69,102
9University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$86,926$92,763#3—
10North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$85,808$92,084#5$67,251
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18University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV$83,233$86,386#11$65,194
19University of California-Merced Merced, CA$83,007$75,531#33$47,028
20University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$82,020$76,705#30$63,049
21Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$82,005$76,691#31$66,109
22Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$81,818$84,698#15$70,008
23Clemson University Clemson, SC$81,714$90,608#7$68,363
24University of Georgia Athens, GA$81,604$84,477#17$62,915

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

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$114,076$78,856#69 of 459
Information Science/Studies$102,765$67,827#14 of 148
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,172$78,038#124 of 258
Fire Protection$98,019—#5 of 19
Chemical Engineering$97,271$62,468#76 of 158
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$94,921$78,423#17 of 43
Mechanical Engineering$94,260$60,720#101 of 318
Civil Engineering$88,001$73,326#76 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,256$54,846#152 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$71,631$41,158#14 of 138
Chemistry$71,615$42,660#65 of 209
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$70,343$38,484#34 of 110
Economics$69,934$48,462#274 of 368
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$69,269$39,701#14 of 49
Political Science and Government$67,873$36,324#155 of 565
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$66,984$51,005#4 of 12
Design and Applied Arts$65,940—#41 of 299
Forestry$62,919$37,539#13 of 31
Hospitality Administration/Management$62,556$41,688#34 of 137
Interior Architecture$61,894$45,774#8 of 17
Communication and Media Studies$61,434$38,731#135 of 660
Biology$60,981$32,958#305 of 841
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,835$35,326#107 of 610
Nutrition Sciences$59,528$32,785#29 of 53
Agricultural Business and Management$58,983$51,292#56 of 77
Soil Sciences$57,671$46,287#5 of 6
Sociology$57,300$37,335#120 of 462
Apparel and Textiles$57,184$34,852#30 of 57
Biotechnology$55,981$40,141#13 of 13
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$55,647—#25 of 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Colorado State University-Fort Collins environmental/environmental health engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $66,109 one year after graduating and $82,005 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 46 colleges reporting earnings for environmental/environmental health engineering graduates, Colorado State University-Fort Collins ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #31 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for environmental/environmental health engineering ($81,171), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,747.

← 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.