Which Colorado State major has the lowest debt?

Environmental Science and Conservation graduates leave with a median of $15,140 in federal loans, the lowest among 49 Colorado State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Colorado State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $13,373 a year, and $34,783 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $21,279 a year.

How many Colorado State programs report graduate pay?

52 bachelor's programs at Colorado State report first-year pay, and 49 of them also report federal debt.

Colorado State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Public university
Fort Collins, CO
25,538 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

52 Colorado State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer and Information Science pays the most in the first year ($78,856), and Anthropology the least ($27,178). The median program pays $37,837.

In-state tuition and fees$13,373Per year. Out-of-state $34,783

Average net price after aid$21,279Per year

Graduation rate67%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 52 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Colorado" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Colorado. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Colorado
1	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 200 graduates a year	$78,856	$121,497	$23,250	1st of 6
2	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 165 graduates a year	$78,423	$100,451	$25,000	1st of 1
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 46 graduates a year	$78,038	$107,989	$25,900	5th of 5
4	Civil EngineeringAbout 93 graduates a year	$73,326	$85,902	$25,480	1st of 4
5	Information ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$67,827	$100,588	$25,000	1st of 2
6	Environmental EngineeringAbout 44 graduates a year	$66,109	$77,901	$27,500	2nd of 3
7	Chemical EngineeringAbout 72 graduates a year	$62,468	$97,269	$21,240	3rd of 3
8	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 201 graduates a year	$60,720	$89,087	$26,184	6th of 6
9	Business AdministrationAbout 679 graduates a year	$54,846	$78,287	$20,967	5th of 13
10	Public HealthAbout 19 graduates a year	$52,540	$82,890	$26,000	1st of 3
11	PhysicsAbout 13 graduates a year	$51,927	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 3
12	Agricultural BusinessAbout 71 graduates a year	$51,292	$62,394	$21,250	1st of 1
13	Applied HorticultureAbout 11 graduates a year	$51,005	$58,189	Not reported	1st of 1
14	EconomicsAbout 99 graduates a year	$48,462	$69,679	$24,000	5th of 7
15	MathematicsAbout 43 graduates a year	$47,835	$74,186	$21,020	3rd of 6
16	Soil ScienceAbout 19 graduates a year	$46,287	$55,660	$21,750	1st of 1
17	Interior ArchitectureAbout 42 graduates a year	$45,774	Not reported	$22,417	1st of 1
18	ChemistryAbout 25 graduates a year	$42,660	$80,180	$19,062	2nd of 4
19	Hospitality ManagementAbout 47 graduates a year	$41,688	$53,160	$20,500	2nd of 3
20	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$41,158	$75,612	$26,028	3rd of 3
21	BiotechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$40,141	Not reported	$17,594	1st of 1
22	MicrobiologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$39,701	$64,977	$26,000	1st of 1
23	CommunicationsAbout 136 graduates a year	$38,731	$54,306	$24,647	4th of 10
24	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 52 graduates a year	$38,484	$62,741	$25,620	3rd of 4
25	MusicAbout 45 graduates a year	$38,277	$53,174	$26,837	1st of 5
26	Social WorkAbout 73 graduates a year	$38,134	$51,722	$23,387	4th of 4
27	ForestryAbout 27 graduates a year	$37,539	$53,875	$24,200	1st of 1
28	SociologyAbout 145 graduates a year	$37,335	$56,681	$23,000	7th of 10
29	PsychologyAbout 284 graduates a year	$37,121	$51,931	$23,147	3rd of 14
30	Plant ScienceAbout 75 graduates a year	$36,980	Not reported	$20,750	1st of 1
31	JournalismAbout 139 graduates a year	$36,352	$55,367	$22,500	2nd of 4
32	Political ScienceAbout 140 graduates a year	$36,324	$61,493	$19,500	7th of 8
33	HistoryAbout 87 graduates a year	$36,272	$52,465	$24,152	6th of 8
34	Human Development and Family StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$36,214	$48,432	$23,000	1st of 2
35	Animal ScienceAbout 91 graduates a year	$36,111	$56,056	$22,045	1st of 1
36	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 217 graduates a year	$35,326	$55,064	$22,000	2nd of 8
37	Ecology and EvolutionAbout 88 graduates a year	$35,322	$52,979	$19,500	2nd of 2
38	Apparel and TextilesAbout 70 graduates a year	$34,852	$55,279	$21,250	1st of 1
39	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 76 graduates a year	$34,540	$49,230	$25,000	4th of 4
40	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 16 graduates a year	$34,346	$48,025	$15,140	3rd of 7
41	Recreation ManagementAbout 72 graduates a year	$33,161	$52,324	$19,628	2nd of 2
42	BiologyAbout 330 graduates a year	$32,958	$58,902	$23,009	7th of 11
43	Nutrition ScienceAbout 42 graduates a year	$32,785	Not reported	$24,750	3rd of 3
44	Animal ServicesAbout 73 graduates a year	$31,881	$47,210	$24,066	1st of 1
45	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 100 graduates a year	$30,143	$44,547	$21,500	3rd of 8
46	International StudiesAbout 37 graduates a year	$28,919	$52,921	$19,763	2nd of 3
47	TheatreAbout 20 graduates a year	$28,172	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 6
48	PhilosophyAbout 22 graduates a year	$27,810	Not reported	$18,894	3rd of 3
49	ZoologyAbout 234 graduates a year	$27,741	$49,193	$25,000	1st of 1
50	EnglishAbout 79 graduates a year	$27,549	$47,320	$20,500	8th of 10
51	NeuroscienceAbout 58 graduates a year	$27,413	Not reported	$20,481	2nd of 2
52	AnthropologyAbout 52 graduates a year	$27,178	$52,109	$25,367	3rd of 5

Program names link to the program's own page, and Colorado ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Colorado programs in the field do too.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer and Information Science$78,856
Construction Engineering Technology$78,423
Electrical Engineering$78,038
Civil Engineering$73,326
Information Science$67,827

Lowest median debt

Environmental Science and Conservation$15,140
Biotechnology$17,594
Philosophy$18,894
Chemistry$19,062
Political Science$19,500

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 679 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 330 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 284 graduates a year
ZoologyAbout 234 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 217 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer and Information Science graduates earn a median of $78,856 in their first year, the most of 52 Colorado State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Colorado rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels