COLLEGES · 30-YEAR ROI · PUEBLO, CO
Is Colorado State University Pueblo worth the money?
Yes — at resident pricing. A Colorado State University Pueblo degree clears +$976K in 30-year projected net value over skipping college and investing the difference.
A public four-year school in Pueblo, Colorado, priced as a Colorado resident — earnings rolled up from 22 FREOPP-reported programs.
IPEDS 2023 cost · FREOPP 2021 earnings · BEA 2023 cost-of-living · same model as /worth-it · this school clears positive net value.
- 30-year net value · resident pricing
- +$976K
- Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
- $52,534
- Breaks even by age
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- FREOPP program coverage
- 22 programs
Colorado State University Pueblo tuition & cost
- Annual tuition · Colorado resident
- $9,401
- Annual tuition · out-of-state
- $17,242
- Total cost of attendance (4 years, sticker)
- $83,988
Sticker tuition, before aid. Priced as a Colorado resident; the out-of-state line is the non-resident rate. Total cost of attendance adds fees, housing, and living costs over 4 years (IPEDS 2023).
Coming from out of state?
Still worth it — at non-resident tuition, Colorado State University Pueblo clears +$710K over the same 30-year horizon, on a total sticker cost of $115,352. The residency line is worth $267K to you here — same school, same degree (the out-of-state tax in Colorado, ranked).
How this is computed (and what it isn’t)
Colorado State University Pueblo runs through the /worth-it model at its resident tuition rate, with the standard loan assumptions, a 30-year horizon, and Colorado’s own cost-of-living on the skip-college path. The “30-year net value” is the projected accumulated value of going vs. skipping and investing the difference, in real dollars.
What it isn’t: a verdict on every major. The school-level number averages across 22 FREOPP-reported programs — the field you pick swings it by over a million dollars on its own. We only publish school pages that clear positive net value at resident pricing; earnings roll up from at least three FREOPP programs (ADR-0032), so a single high-earning major can’t fake the number.
Questions
- Is Colorado State University Pueblo worth the money?
- At resident pricing, yes: Colorado State University Pueblo clears +$976K in 30-year projected net value versus skipping college and investing the difference. That is computed from a total cost of attendance of $83,988 and median earnings of $52,534 ten years after entry (IPEDS 2023 cost, FREOPP 2021 earnings, BEA 2023 cost-of-living — the same model as the LE TEEN calculator).
- How much is tuition at Colorado State University Pueblo?
- Colorado State University Pueblo's annual sticker tuition is $9,401 for Colorado residents and $17,242 for out-of-state students, before financial aid. Total cost of attendance over 4 years — tuition plus fees, housing, and living costs — is $83,988 (IPEDS 2023).
- What is the total cost of Colorado State University Pueblo?
- Over 4 years, Colorado State University Pueblo's sticker cost of attendance is $83,988 at resident pricing, or $115,352 out-of-state — tuition, fees, housing, and living costs at Colorado prices, before financial aid. Median earnings ten years after entry are $52,534.
- What is out-of-state tuition at Colorado State University Pueblo?
- Non-resident annual sticker tuition at Colorado State University Pueblo is $17,242, versus $9,401 for Colorado residents — a premium of $7,841 a year. Even at the non-resident rate, Colorado State University Pueblo clears positive 30-year net value.
- How long until a Colorado State University Pueblo degree pays for itself?
- Under our defaults the degree path finishes +$976K ahead at the 30-year horizon; the year-by-year crossover depends on your loan share and time horizon — run your own assumptions on the calculator.
- What could change the number for Colorado State University Pueblo?
- Two levers dominate. Residency: this page prices Colorado State University Pueblo as a Colorado resident; at non-resident tuition it still clears +$710K, but the gap is real money (see the out-of-state tax in Colorado). And the major: the field you pick swings lifetime ROI by over a million dollars on its own (see the majors pages).
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Cite this:
LE TEEN (2026). “Is Colorado State University Pueblo worth the money? 30-year ROI.” Data: IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023. https://le-teen.com/colleges/colorado-state-university-pueblo