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Information Science at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

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

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

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 74 information science graduations were recorded at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Online & Distance Learning at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Many students take online classes at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Among 34,096 students, 4,704 (14%) studied exclusively online and 7,022 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Information Science Rankings at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

These rankings give you a sense of how Colorado State University-Fort Collins’s Information Science program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#2 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#3 of 8
Best Value	Colorado	#3 of 5
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#6 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#46 of 212
Best Value	Nationwide	#143 of 209

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#2 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#3 of 8
Best Value	Colorado	#3 of 5
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#6 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#46 of 212
Best Value	Nationwide	#143 of 209

Earnings for Information Science Graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Graduates of Colorado State University-Fort Collins’s Information Science program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$75,786
2 years	$82,794
3 years	$86,016
4 years	$101,051
5 years	$115,108

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Information Science graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins earn a median of $101,051, compared with $62,001 for all Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates — about 63% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Information Science graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins stands at $25,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Information Science graduates at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Information Science graduates at Colorado State University-Fort Collins are 47% women (35) and 53% men (39).

Information Science Bachelor’s Program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Among the 3 bachelor’s information science graduates at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, 33% were women (1) and 67% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3

Information Science Master’s Program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Of the 71 master’s information science degrees awarded at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, 48% were women (34) and 52% were men (37).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	25
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	3
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	38

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 11% of Information Science master’s degree recipients at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, lower than the national average of 20%.*

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

More Specific Information Science Concentrations at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

The Information Science program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Information Science	74

Top-Paying Careers for Information Science Graduates

Those who complete Information Science program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Information Science majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079
Computer Occupations, All Other	$159,837
Database Architects	$148,480
Document Management Specialists	$147,490
Information Security Engineers	$142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$140,795
Information Technology Project Managers	$124,655
Blockchain Engineers	$123,667
Digital Forensics Analysts	$119,226
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424

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.