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Top Business Schools in Colorado
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Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best school for business students in Colorado.
Degree recipients from Mines accumulate an average of $26,133 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $549 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Mines graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $72,191 during the early year of their career.
Out of the 20 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $31,798 in student loans.After graduating from Colorado State University - Global Campus, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $59,059 during the early years of their career.
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Out of the 20 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 3 spot on the list.
On average, students take out $20,697 in loans while pursuing their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $566, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, CU - Boulder graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $48,893 during the early year of their career.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our list.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,304 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $397 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, Colorado State graduates make an average of $45,865 annually.
Out of the 20 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list.
On average, students take out $20,922 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, FRCC graduates make an average of $36,174 annually.
With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working.
On average, students take out $28,012 in loans while pursuing their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $251 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, CU Anschutz graduates make an average of $56,691 annually.
Pikes Peak Community College landed the #7 spot in the rankings for the best business programs.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,776 in student loans.After graduating from PPCC, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $31,856 during the early years of their career.
With a ranking of #8, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working.
On average, students take out $36,481 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $170.After graduating from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $49,482 during the early years of their career.
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University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s list.
Degree recipients from DU accumulate an average of $25,437 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $579, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, DU graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $51,736 during the early year of their career.
DeVry University - Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students. It came in at #10 on the list.
Degree recipients from DeVry University - Colorado accumulate an average of $41,814 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $163, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, DeVry University - Colorado graduates make an average of $48,823 annually.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,336 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $281 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from University of Northern Colorado, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $40,180 during the early years of their career.
With a ranking of #12, Regis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,679 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $373, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Regis U, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $53,795 during the early years of their career.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students. It came in at #13 on the list.
On average, students take out $24,627 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $289. During the early years of their career, UCCS graduates make an average of $44,256 annually.
Western Colorado University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students. It came in at #14 on the list.
Degree recipients from Western accumulate an average of $24,772 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $272, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, Western graduates make an average of $29,639 annually.
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
On average, students take out $28,409 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, MSU Denver graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $39,544 during the early year of their career.
Colorado Christian University landed the #16 spot in the rankings for the best business programs.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $38,001 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $366, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, CCU graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $42,552 during the early year of their career.
Colorado Mesa University ranked #17 on this year’s list.
On average, students take out $23,997 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $176. Once they receive their degree, Colorado Mesa graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $38,493 during the early year of their career.
Fort Lewis College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students. It came in at #18 on the list.
On average, students take out $19,889 in loans while pursuing their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $223, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, FLC graduates make an average of $29,800 annually.
With a ranking of #19, Colorado Mountain College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,264 in student loans.After graduating from Colorado Mountain College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $44,074 during the early years of their career.
Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #20 spot in the rankings for the best business programs.
Degree recipients from Colorado State University - Pueblo accumulate an average of $24,825 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $194. Once they receive their degree, Colorado State University - Pueblo graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $42,728 during the early year of their career.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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