Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · Master's Degree · about 73 graduates a year

$43,262
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,235
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$72,563
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#13 of 15
Rank by pay
#14 of 15
Rank, wage-adjusted
$30,240
Median federal debt

Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates in environmental/natural resources management and policy earn 11% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Colorado State University-Fort Collins Compares for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

All 15 colleges reporting environmental/natural resources management and policy 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 Denver Denver, CO$88,331$82,607#2$69,861
2Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$85,049$77,445#3$71,291
3Montana State University Bozeman, MT$83,329$91,024#1$62,487
4University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$83,136$76,467#4—
5Utah State University Logan, UT$76,391$72,401#6$66,552
6California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA$73,905$67,249#12—
7University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$71,621$74,525#5—
8Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$68,968$69,374#8$57,275
9Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$68,968$69,374#9$57,275
10University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$68,281$67,250#11$54,608
11North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$67,825$70,269#7—
12University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI$65,292$67,939#10$46,524
13Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$64,235$60,072#14$43,262
14University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$58,938$62,732#13$41,886
15University of Idaho Moscow, ID$56,153$59,711#15$49,865

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
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
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 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $43,262 one year after graduating and $64,235 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/natural resources management and policy?

Among 15 colleges reporting earnings for environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates, Colorado State University-Fort Collins ranks #13 by median pay four years after graduation, and #14 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is environmental/natural resources management and policy at Colorado State University-Fort Collins worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% less than the national median for environmental/natural resources management and policy ($72,563), and the median federal debt at graduation is $30,240.

← 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.