Physics at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

If you plan to study physics, 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. Of the 5,528 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University - Fort Collins in 2021, 18 of them were physics majors.

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

Colorado State Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics
• Doctorate Degree in Physics

Colorado State Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Colorado State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Colorado State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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
Most Popular Physics Master’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Physics Master’s Degree Schools	45

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in physics from Colorado State. This makes it the #45 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Colorado State

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

Colorado State Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Colorado State Physics Master’s Program

Of the 12 physics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Colorado State, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Colorado State, 83% 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Colorado State also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Physicists	930	$106,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	320	$91,120

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.