Colorado State University Global
Denver, Colorado, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
Graduation rate: 26.3% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of the normal time (CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 74% return for a second year. Median earnings: $82,047 a year for former students who received federal aid, ten years after they started college.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data
Colorado State University Global has 28 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Management Information Systems and Services (master's), where graduates earn a median $113,193 four years after finishing, against $97,632 for the same field nationally.
Federal data from IPEDS and the U.S. College Scorecard, not student reviews.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Transfer-out rate
First-time, full-time students who transferred to another college
Median earnings
$82,047
Former students who received federal aid
What Colorado State University Global graduates earn against what they borrow and what the degree costs after grants.
| Latest official data | This college | Similar colleges |
|---|---|---|
| Median earningsFormer students, 10 years after startingSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | $82,047 | $58,700 |
| Typical federal debtGraduates who borrowed; about $261 a month on a 10-year planSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | $23,000 | $19,500 |
| Years to pay back4 years of average net price ($17,732 a year), paid with 10% of median earningsSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | 8.6 years | 11.4 years |
Similar colleges: the median of 13 public four-year colleges in Colorado with the same figures reported. Payback is illustrative: it ignores interest, taxes and living costs, and earnings vary by major. Check a loan payment against earnings.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, latest data
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Colorado State University Global. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 10 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and Services | Not available | N/A | $95,518 | $81,42417% above | N/A |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 439 | $80,186 | $91,204 | $85,0007% above | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 387 | $70,478 | $83,415 | $64,59029% above | $25,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 157 | $62,865 | $75,415 | $73,0543% above | $26,750 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 105 | $62,155 | $74,350 | $58,51827% above | $30,140 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 244 | $67,555 | $73,403 | $67,02510% above | $25,000 |
| Marketing | 108 | $59,403 | $71,199 | $66,5427% above | $23,304 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 7 | $59,368 | $62,743 | $53,82517% above | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 67 | $57,464 | $61,075 | $54,46912% above | $26,775 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 19 | $53,948 | N/A | $42,75726% above | $18,472 |
| Social Sciences, General | 3 | N/A | $53,311 | $52,0952% above | N/A |
| Human Services, General | 59 | $49,420 | $52,742 | $48,7998% above | $28,625 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and Services | 85 | $96,596 | $113,193 | $97,63216% above | $40,801 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 167 | $91,572 | $102,672 | $95,1278% above | $40,366 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 153 | $112,848 | $102,553 | $126,24019% below | $39,413 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 59 | $84,472 | $102,553 | $112,7659% below | $42,724 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 27 | $83,365 | $102,355 | $123,57317% below | $53,193 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 166 | $80,559 | $94,688 | $89,9285% above | $42,914 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 77 | $82,931 | $94,130 | $93,2281% above | $32,014 |
| International Business | 4 | N/A | $92,506 | $116,77321% below | N/A |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 269 | $75,800 | $90,296 | $85,1926% above | $38,445 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 20 | $66,378 | $80,306 | $66,26621% above | $51,580 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 59 | $56,111 | $61,121 | $69,94413% below | $35,984 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 139 | $60,009 | $69,786 | $51,79035% above | $7,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 52 | $60,912 | N/A | $42,60243% above | $7,125 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 57 | $95,673 | N/A | $72,53532% above | $19,077 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 18 | $78,261 | N/A | $60,72729% above | N/A |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 32 | $75,360 | N/A | $84,15810% below | $23,258 |
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