2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart 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 $606 for Colorado residents and $1,505 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
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$606$1,505
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
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$12,871$12,784$13,313$13,490$13,584
Out-of-State$28,142$28,055$29,043$29,220$29,786

Graduate Program Overview

Colorado State University-Fort Collins is a four-years, public school located in Fort Collins, Colorado. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
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 184 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameColorado State University-Fort Collins
TypeFour-years, 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 184 Graduate Programs
87 Master's, 52 Doctorate, 45 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Colorado State University-Fort Collins offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 184 major areas - 87 Master's (25 online programs), 52 Doctorate (3 online programs), 45 Post-Bachelor'(31 online programs). 1,723 students have been conferred Master's degree and 460 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
Total1,723460390-
Men759183159-
Women964277231-
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.
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural and Extension Education ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Food ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management- - 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Land Use Planning and Management/DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Forest Sciences and Biology- - 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Technical and Scientific CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Programming, Specific ApplicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Information Technology Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)-ONLINE -ONLINE 21ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)- NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Water Resources EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering-ONLINE - 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering-ONLINE - 14ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences-ONLINE - 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Dispute ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies- NOT OFFERED 26ONLINE NOT OFFERED
AnthrozoologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Youth Services/AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Social Work (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical/Medical Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17ONLINE NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Economics3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal Sciences10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Horticultural Science5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Range Science and Management1ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Soil Science and Agronomy4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences15 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation59ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Management and Policy19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management6 - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism53ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Forest Sciences and Biology7 - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Landscape Architecture1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Ethnic Studies2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Journalism3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication11ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences56 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies70ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration21ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)2ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)16 NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching7ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering65 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering29ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering16ONLINE - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering29 - - NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering19ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering9ONLINE - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences82 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Botany/Plant Biology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology26 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Zoology/Animal Biology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Wildlife Biology19 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Toxicology26 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Biology3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics1ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Statistics, General38ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences17ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Sciences17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nutrition Sciences22ONLINE - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies- NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management1 - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology15 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Science8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Work63ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fine/Studio Arts3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music34ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management30ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health2ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist49 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management321 NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Accounting32ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)19ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Horticultural Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Range Science and Management-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Soil Science and Agronomy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management- - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Forest Sciences and Biology- - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)-ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering-ONLINE - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering-ONLINE - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Botany/Plant Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Zoology/Animal Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Wildlife Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Exercise PhysiologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental PathologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Toxicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences-ONLINE - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Veterinary MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 32,586 students enrolled in Colorado State University-Fort Collins including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 7,632 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 3,333 male and 4,299 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2,939 full-time and 4,693 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 2,156 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 738 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total7,632
Men Students3,333
Women Students4,299
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total7,632
Full-time Students2,939
Part-time Students4,693
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.
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
70 students are younger than 22 and 1,212 students are older than 65. The school has 4,114 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,230 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total7,632
21 & Under70
22-241,628
25-292,486
30-341,461
35-39769
40 & Over1,212
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Colorado State University-Fort Collins, 2,156 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 738 students are 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

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