by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Colorado College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
Colorado College awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the master’s degree.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | — |
Completions: 1,178 undergraduate · 38 graduate (1,216 total)
The most popular majors at Colorado College, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 608 |
| Economics. | 90 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 62 |
| Political Science and Government. | 45 |
| Psychology, General. | 39 |
Among Colorado College programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Economics. | $45,092 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | $31,555 |
| Political Science and Government. | $24,472 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | $24,396 |
The majors at Colorado College are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 608 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Economics, Other. · Economics, General. · International Economics. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
90 | $45,092 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
45 | $24,472 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
26 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
8 | NA |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. |
33 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
18 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
17 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. · Environmental Studies. |
62 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
30 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
14 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
7 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 39 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, Other. |
30 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
15 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
10 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. · Secondary Education and Teaching. |
19 | NA |
| Education, General. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
16 | NA |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 7 | $24,396 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. |
12 | $31,555 |
| Area Studies. ↳ Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign). · French Studies. · Russian Studies. · Italian Studies. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Comparative Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ French Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
2 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.