History at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Colorado State University - Fort Collins has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and approximately 32,428 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 83 history 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 History section at the bottom of this page.

Colorado State History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Colorado State History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Colorado State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 History Master’s Degree Schools	53
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	517

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in history from Colorado State. This makes it the #127 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do History Graduates from Colorado State Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado State is $27,429. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

History Student Demographics at Colorado State

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

Colorado State History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Colorado State in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	68
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Colorado State History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in history from Colorado State. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Colorado State, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Managers	8,940	$138,490
History Professors	360	$70,690
Museum Technicians and Conservators	280	$42,580
Curators	220	$62,090

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.