Colorado State University-Fort Collins Graduate Programs

Colorado State University-Fort Collins is a Public, 4-years school located in Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University-Fort Collins offers total 184 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs. Colorado State University-Fort Collins has a separate online division Colorado State University Global.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $29,786 ($13,584 Colorado residents)
  • Graduate Students: 7,626
  • Graduate Programs: 184

Colorado State University-Fort Collins Graduate Programs Overview

Colorado State University-Fort Collins is a Public, 4-years school located in Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University-Fort Collins offers total 184 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs. Colorado State University-Fort Collins has a separate online division Colorado State University Global.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Colorado State University-Fort Collins is $13,584 for Colorado residents and $29,786 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $602 for Colorado residents and $1,476 for out-of-state students. Total 7,626 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 33,403 with undergraduate students.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesColorado residents: $13,584
Out-of-State: $29,786
Costs per CreditColorado residents: $602
Out-of-State: $1,476
Graduate Students7,626
Graduate Programs184 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Colorado State University-Fort Collins is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1925 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduate schools offers 183 major programs and 58 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 2,554 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at Colorado State University-Fort Collins with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 8 programs (1 online)41
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations1 program 0
Agricultural Economics1 program 3
Animal Sciences1 program 10
Horticultural Science1 program 5
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management1 program 3
Range Science and Management1 program (1 online)1
Soil Science and Agronomy1 program 4
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences1 program 15
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 5 programs (2 online)144
Natural Resources/Conservation1 program (1 online)59
Natural Resources Management and Policy1 program 19
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management1 program 6
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism1 program (1 online)53
Forest Sciences and Biology1 program 7
Architecture [+] 1 program 1
Landscape Architecture1 program 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 2
Ethnic Studies1 program 2
Communication and Journalism [+] 4 programs (1 online)29
Speech Communication and Rhetoric1 program 9
Communication and Media Studies (other)1 program 6
Journalism1 program 3
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication1 program (1 online)11
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 programs (1 online)126
Computer and Information Sciences1 program 56
Information Science/Studies1 program (1 online)70
Education [+] 4 programs (3 online)134
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program (1 online)21
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)1 program (1 online)90
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)1 program 16
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching1 program (1 online)7
Engineering [+] 8 programs (4 online)170
Engineering1 program 65
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 1
Chemical Engineering1 program 2
Civil Engineering1 program (1 online)29
Computer Engineering1 program (1 online)16
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 29
Mechanical Engineering1 program (1 online)19
Systems Engineering1 program (1 online)9
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 7
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician1 program 7
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 program 5
Foreign Languages and Literatures1 program 5
Work and Family Studies [+] 2 programs (1 online)10
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences1 program 8
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management1 program (1 online)2
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 27
English Language and Literature1 program 18
Creative Writing1 program 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 12 programs 189
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 4
Biomedical Sciences1 program 82
Biochemistry1 program 12
Botany/Plant Biology1 program 1
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 3
Microbiology1 program 26
Zoology/Animal Biology1 program 1
Wildlife Biology1 program 19
Toxicology1 program 26
Biotechnology1 program 4
Ecology1 program 8
Environmental Biology1 program 3
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs (2 online)46
Mathematics1 program 7
Statistics1 program (1 online)1
Applied Statistics, General1 program (1 online)38
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 4 programs (2 online)56
Biological and Physical Sciences1 program (1 online)17
Natural Sciences1 program 17
Nutrition Sciences1 program (1 online)22
Sustainability Studies1 program 0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 3 programs 26
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management1 program 1
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 16
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 9
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 3
Philosophy1 program 3
Physical Sciences [+] 5 programs 53
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology1 program 15
Chemistry1 program 9
Geology/Earth Science1 program 11
Physics1 program 10
Materials Science1 program 8
Psychology [+] 2 programs (1 online)27
Psychology1 program 11
Industrial and Organizational Psychology1 program (1 online)16
Human Services [+] 2 programs (1 online)66
Public Administration1 program 3
Social Work1 program (1 online)63
Social Sciences [+] 4 programs 25
Anthropology1 program 7
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 8
Political Science and Government1 program 4
Sociology1 program 6
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 3 programs (2 online)67
Fine/Studio Arts1 program 3
Music1 program (1 online)34
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management1 program (1 online)30
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 4 programs (1 online)66
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer1 program 7
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling1 program 8
Environmental Health1 program (1 online)2
Occupational Therapy/Therapist1 program 49
Business [+] 3 programs (2 online)372
Business Administration and Management1 program 321
Accounting1 program (1 online)32
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program (1 online)19
History [+] 1 programs 12
History1 program 12
Total86 programs (24 online)1,704
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 7 programs (1 online)28
Agricultural Economics1 program 1
Animal Sciences1 program 3
Horticultural Science1 program 7
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management1 program 8
Range Science and Management1 program (1 online)1
Soil Science and Agronomy1 program 5
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences1 program 3
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 2 programs 2
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management1 program 1
Forest Sciences and Biology1 program 1
Communication and Journalism [+] 2 programs 5
Communication and Media Studies (other)1 program 2
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication1 program 3
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 10
Computer and Information Sciences1 program 10
Education [+] 1 program (1 online)22
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)1 program (1 online)22
Engineering [+] 7 programs (1 online)74
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 6
Chemical Engineering1 program 2
Civil Engineering1 program 20
Computer Engineering1 program 1
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 10
Mechanical Engineering1 program (1 online)15
Systems Engineering1 program 20
Work and Family Studies [+] 1 program 2
Human Development and Family Studies1 program 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 12 programs 63
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 3
Biomedical Sciences1 program 11
Biochemistry1 program 6
Botany/Plant Biology1 program 0
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 4
Microbiology1 program 10
Zoology/Animal Biology1 program 1
Wildlife Biology1 program 2
Exercise Physiology1 program 6
Pathology/Experimental Pathology1 program 0
Toxicology1 program 2
Ecology1 program 18
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 18
Mathematics1 program 11
Statistics1 program 7
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 2
Nutrition Sciences1 program 2
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 2
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management1 program 2
Physical Sciences [+] 5 programs 50
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology1 program 11
Chemistry1 program 32
Geology/Earth Science1 program 2
Physics1 program 3
Materials Science1 program 2
Psychology [+] 1 program 16
Psychology1 program 16
Human Services [+] 1 program 1
Social Work1 program 1
Social Sciences [+] 4 programs 14
Anthropology1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 8
Political Science and Government1 program 4
Sociology1 program 2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 programs 4
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer1 program 1
Environmental Health1 program 2
Occupational Therapy/Therapist1 program 1
Total51 programs (3 online)313
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 1 program 147
Veterinary Medicine1 program 147
Total1 program147
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 2 programs (1 online)3
Agricultural and Extension Education Services1 program (1 online)2
Food Science1 program 1
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 6 programs (5 online)35
Natural Resources/Conservation1 program (1 online)8
Environmental Studies1 program 0
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management1 program (1 online)3
Land Use Planning and Management/Development1 program (1 online)7
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism1 program (1 online)9
Forest Sciences and Biology1 program (1 online)8
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)1 program 8
Communication and Journalism [+] 2 programs (2 online)6
Organizational Communication1 program (1 online)1
Technical and Scientific Communication1 program (1 online)5
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 3 programs (1 online)42
Computer Programming, Specific Applications1 program 11
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 program 10
Information Technology Project Management1 program (1 online)21
Education [+] 5 programs (3 online)29
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)1 program (1 online)21
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program (1 online)3
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)1 program (1 online)2
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching1 program 3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program 0
Engineering [+] 8 programs (4 online)20
Engineering1 program 2
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering1 program 0
Water Resources Engineering1 program (1 online)1
Computer Engineering1 program (1 online)1
Computer Engineering (other)1 program (1 online)2
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 0
Systems Engineering1 program (1 online)14
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 program 0
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 program (1 online)4
Statistics (other)1 program (1 online)4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 5 programs (5 online)79
Nutrition Sciences1 program (1 online)6
Dispute Resolution1 program (1 online)15
Sustainability Studies1 program (1 online)26
Anthrozoology1 program (1 online)1
Data Analytics, General1 program (1 online)31
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program (1 online)6
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management1 program (1 online)6
Human Services [+] 2 programs (1 online)10
Youth Services/Administration1 program 7
Social Work (other)1 program (1 online)3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program (1 online)15
Clinical/Medical Social Work1 program (1 online)15
Business [+] 7 programs (6 online)133
Business Administration and Management1 program (1 online)9
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1 program (1 online)17
Finance1 program (1 online)37
Tourism and Travel Services Management1 program 0
Management Information Systems1 program (1 online)7
Management Science1 program (1 online)25
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program (1 online)38
Total45 programs (31 online)390

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduate programs is $13,584 for Colorado residents and $29,786 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $602 for Colorado residents and $1,476 for other students. The average living costs is $16,375 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Colorado residentsOut of State
Tuition$10,834$26,564
Fees$2,656$2,656
Costs per Credit Hour$602$1,476
Living on-campus$16,375
Living off-campus$15,058

Graduate Student Population

At Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduate schools, there are total 7,626 graduate students. Among them, 2,156 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 3,177 men and 4,449 women students at Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Colorado State University-Fort Collins
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,6263,1774,449
American Indian/Native American291019
Asian24694152
Black/African American19188103
Hispanic736264472
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander936
White4,9001,9682,932
Two More271101170
Un-Known255104151
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students7,6262,1567384,732

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