Psychology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and approximately 32,428 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received their master's degree in psychology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Colorado State Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Colorado State does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Colorado State Psychology Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #166 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Colorado State. About 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Colorado State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Colorado State, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	23
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,670	$85,470
Psychology Professors	800	$68,010
Psychologists	270	$83,630

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Spilly816 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.