Colorado State University-Fort Collins (Colorado State University-Fort Collins) is a four-year, public school located in Fort Collins, CO.

It offers 186 graduate programs - 85 Master's, 52 Doctorate, and 49 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,584 for in-state and $29,786 for out-of-state students.

A total of 7,626 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 33,403 students at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Colorado State University-Fort Collins offers online graduate programs and 2,156 out of 7,626 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Colorado State University-Fort Collins's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,584 for Colorado residents and $29,786 for out-of-state students. It offers 186 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameColorado State University-Fort Collins
TypeFour-year, Public
Address102 Administration Building, Fort Collins, CO
Graduate School Students7,632 students
2,156 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$13,584
Out-of-State$29,786
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 186 Graduate Programs
85 Master's, 52 Doctorate, 49 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Colorado State University-Fort Collins with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Colorado residents, the tuition & fees are $13,584 and $29,786 for non-Colorado residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $620 for Colorado residents and $1,520 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,159$27,361
Fees$2,425$2,425
Cost per Credit$620$1,520
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$15,606 (On-Campus) / $14,679 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,737 (On-Campus) / $2,737 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$33,127$49,329
Off-Campus Total$32,200$48,402

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Colorado State University-Fort Collins offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 186 major areas - 85 Master's (3 online programs), 52 Doctorate, 49 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 1,606 students have been conferred Master's degree and 379 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,606379337-
Men669144152-
Women937235185-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural and Extension Education ServicesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Animal Sciences16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Horticultural Science3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Range Science and Management2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Soil Science and Agronomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation NOT OFFER 7 NOT OFFER
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Natural Resources Management and Policy24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management2 NOT OFFER
Land Use Planning and Management/DevelopmentNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Forest Sciences and Biology 6 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Landscape Architecture NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Ethnic Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication12ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Technical and Scientific CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Programming, Specific ApplicationsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Information Science/Studies42 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 15 NOT OFFER
Information Technology Project ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 20 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering68 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Water Resources EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems Engineering 13 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences69 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Botany/Plant Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Zoology/Animal Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Wildlife Biology23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise PhysiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pathology/Experimental PathologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Applied Statistics, General19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Natural Sciences16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences7 NOT OFFER
Dispute ResolutionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies NOT OFFER 34 NOT OFFER
AnthrozoologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 25 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial and Organizational Psychology13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work69 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Youth Services/AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Social Work (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fine/Studio Arts2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music46 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Social WorkNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 20 NOT OFFER
Environmental Health6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER 10 NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 12 NOT OFFER
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Accounting18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
FinanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 27 NOT OFFER
Public FinanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Tourism and Travel Services ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Management ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 20 NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 27 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduate schools have a total of 7,632 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 3,333 male and 4,299 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,939 full-time and 4,693 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,156 students enrolled through online exclusively and 738 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 5,057 White, 201 Black, and 251 Asian students are attending at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

70 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,212 students are older than 65. It has 4,114 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,230 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total7,632
Men3,333
Women4,299
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total7,632
Full-time Students2,939
Part-time Students4,693
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total7,632
American Indian /
Native American
27
Asian251
Black201
Hispanic668
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
9
White5,057
Two or more races258
Un-Known255
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total7,632
21 & Under70
22-241,628
25-292,486
30-341,461
35-39769
40 & Over1,212

Online Population

At Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduate schools, 2,156 students enrolled online exclusively and 738 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,626
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,156
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses738
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,732
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,156
Colorado Resident935
Other State In U.S.1,220
Outside of U.S.1