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Business Administration & Management at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

If you are interested in studying Business Administration & Management, 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.

During the most recent reporting year, 836 business administration & management graduations were recorded at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Online & Distance Learning at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Distance learning is available at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Of 34,096 students, 4,704 (14%) studied exclusively online and 7,022 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Business Administration & Management Rankings at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

These rankings give you a sense of how Colorado State University-Fort Collins’s Business Administration & Management program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#1 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#1 of 58
Best Value	Colorado	#18 of 22
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#45 of 57
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#48 of 2,012
Best Value	Nationwide	#1191 of 1,983

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#1 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#1 of 58
Best Value	Colorado	#18 of 22
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#45 of 57
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#48 of 2,012
Best Value	Nationwide	#1191 of 1,983

Earnings for Business Administration & Management Graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Students who complete Colorado State University-Fort Collins’s Business Administration & Management program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$48,560
2 years	$46,272
3 years	$60,449
4 years	$67,885
5 years	$93,854

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Business Administration & Management graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins report median earnings of $67,885, compared with $62,001 for all Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates — about 9% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Business Administration & Management graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins comes in at $20,967.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Business Administration & Management graduates at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Business Administration & Management graduates at Colorado State University-Fort Collins are 40% women (332) and 60% men (504).

Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Among the 739 bachelor’s business administration & management degrees awarded at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, 37% were women (275) and 63% were men (464).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Business Administration & Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	533
Hispanic / Latino	106
Black / African American	11
Asian	23
American Indian / Alaska Native	5
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	37
International (Nonresident)	17
Unknown	6

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of Business Administration & Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, lower than the national average of 41%.*

Business Administration & Management Master’s Program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Of the 21 master’s business administration & management graduates at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, 38% were women (8) and 62% were men (13).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Business Administration & Management master’s degree recipients at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	5
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 43% of Business Administration & Management master’s degree recipients at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, above the national average of 36%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Business Administration & Management Concentrations at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

The Business Administration & Management program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Business Administration & Management	775
Non-Profit Organizational Management	24
Organizational Leadership	37

Top-Paying Careers for Business Administration & Management Graduates

Students who finish Business Administration & Management program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Business Administration & Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Administrative Services Managers	$158,084
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Supply Chain Managers	$138,103
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Security Management Specialists	$128,654
Industrial Production Managers	$126,666
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567

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.