Information Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Colorado State University - Fort Collins is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and has a total student population of 32,428. In 2021, 25 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Colorado State.

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

Colorado State Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

Colorado State Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Colorado State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Colorado State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in IS from Colorado State. This makes it the #27 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Colorado State IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado State is $61,555. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at Colorado State

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

Colorado State Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Colorado State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Colorado State Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of IS master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colorado State also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Programming
• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Systems Software Developers	11,170	$124,410
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,600	$164,220
Computer Science Professors	560	$84,260
Computer and Information Research Scientists	480	$121,180

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.