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Education at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

If you plan to study Education, consider the program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colorado State University-Fort Collins sits in Fort Collins, CO.

Studying Online at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Online coursework is an option at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Of 34,096 students, 4,704 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 7,022 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Education Rankings at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Use these rankings to compare Colorado State University-Fort Collins’s Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#6 of 32
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#18 of 65
Best Value	Colorado	#25 of 31
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#56 of 64
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#576 of 1,611
Best Value	Nationwide	#1058 of 1,591

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#6 of 32
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#18 of 65
Best Value	Colorado	#25 of 31
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#56 of 64
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#576 of 1,611
Best Value	Nationwide	#1058 of 1,591

Earnings for Education Graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Those who finish Colorado State University-Fort Collins’s Education program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$57,183
2 years	$52,051
3 years	$53,594
4 years	$65,533
5 years	$59,714

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Education graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins report median earnings of $65,533, compared with $62,001 for all Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates — about 6% higher than the school-wide median.

Best-Paid Careers for Education Graduates

Students who finish Education program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$129,049
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,352
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Education Administrators, All Other	$91,340
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$83,682

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.