Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 6,767 Bachelor's, 1,757 Master's, 427 Doctorate (research), and 178 Doctorate (professional) were awareded by CU Boulder.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor's7216,767
Master's7531,757
Doctorate (research)610427
Doctorate (professional)20178
Total21049,129

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at University of Colorado Boulder based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
CertificateBachelorMasterDoctoral
Certificate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Business Administration and Management$48,200
Speech Communication and Rhetoric$35,000
Political Science and Government$34,900
Sociology$34,700
Psychology$33,000
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Computer Science$70,100
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering$67,400
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$63,800
Chemical Engineering$62,100
Architectural Engineering$61,400
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Engineering$107,000
Computer Science$91,100
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,500
Business Administration and Management$72,400
Mechanical Engineering$69,200
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering$88,200
Music$37,600

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at University of Colorado Boulder based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at CU Boulder by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation 203 completers$28,200
Environmental Studies203-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture 150 completers-
Environmental Design/Architecture150$36,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 37 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization4-
Russian Studies3-
Ethnic Studies17-
Women's Studies13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 726 completers$35,900
Speech Communication and Rhetoric178$35,900
Mass Communication/Media Studies23-
Journalism62$36,200
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia54-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication409-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 494 completers-
Information Science/Studies34-
Computer Science460$70,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 61 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching46-
Music Teacher Education15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 891 completers-
Engineering34-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering199$67,400
Architectural Engineering44$61,400
Chemical Engineering47$62,100
Civil Engineering81$55,600
Electrical and Electronics Engineering26$63,800
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics18-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering66$46,400
Mechanical Engineering235$59,100
Biochemical Engineering72$56,800
Electrical and Computer Engineering69-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 69 completers-
Linguistics19-
Chinese Language and Literature5$18,600
Japanese Language and Literature9-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1-
French Language and Literature5$28,500
Spanish Language and Literature18-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 78 completers$25,000
English Language and Literature78$25,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities 18 completers-
General Studies4-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 794 completers-
Biochemistry60-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology134-
Physiology307$28,800
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology183-
Neuroscience110$32,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 147 completers$38,500
Mathematics82$38,500
Applied Mathematics46-
Statistics19-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 122 completers-
International/Global Studies122$33,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 52 completers$22,000
Philosophy45$22,000
Religion/Religious Studies6-
Jewish/Judaic Studies1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 213 completers-
Astronomy55$27,700
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology15-
Chemistry28-
Geology/Earth Science35$35,300
Physics80-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 494 completers$30,200
Psychology494$30,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 7 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 743 completers-
Anthropology45$25,800
Economics259$42,700
Geography48$33,500
Political Science and Government218$37,100
Sociology173$27,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 189 completers-
Dance8-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts14-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies71$24,700
Fine/Studio Arts39-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation9-
Music14$26,500
Music Performance34-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 62 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders62$25,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 1,087 completers-
Business Administration and Management1,087$49,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 70 completers-
History70$33,000
Total6,767
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation 85 completers-
Environmental Studies85-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 1 completers-
Russian Studies1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 33 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric4-
Mass Communication/Media Studies2-
Journalism2-
Journalism (other)7-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 73 completers-
Artificial Intelligence7-
Information Science/Studies8-
Computer Science58$91,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education (1 completers) 135 completers-
Multicultural Education55-
Curriculum and Instruction46$44,300
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration6-
Learning Sciences0-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education15$52,700
Music Teacher Education12-
Education (other)1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering (1 completers) 520 completers$107,000
Applied Engineering64-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering131$86,500
Architectural Engineering17-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering10-
Chemical Engineering25-
Civil Engineering39$66,200
Electrical and Electronics Engineering97-
Telecommunications Engineering13-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering16-
Materials Engineering20-
Mechanical Engineering88$69,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 43 completers$21,800
Linguistics17-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics9-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics3-
French Language and Literature1-
Spanish Language and Literature7-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies 25 completers-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies25-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 20 completers-
English Language and Literature12-
Creative Writing8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 24 completers-
Biochemistry1-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1-
Physiology13-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 37 completers-
Mathematics11-
Applied Mathematics26-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 7 completers-
Museology/Museum Studies4-
Computational Science3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 15 completers-
Philosophy7-
Religion/Religious Studies8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 63 completers-
Astrophysics2-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology5-
Chemistry9-
Geology/Earth Science9-
Physics38-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 18 completers-
Psychology15-
Educational Psychology3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 42 completers-
Anthropology5-
Economics10-
Geography10-
Political Science and Government10-
Sociology7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 55 completers-
Dance3-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts4-
Fine/Studio Arts12-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation4-
Music Performance32-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 33 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders33$47,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business (1 completers) 501 completers-
Business Administration and Management161$72,400
Organizational Leadership120-
Accounting59$59,500
Finance38-
Management Science23-
Business Statistics66-
Real Estate18-
Taxation16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 7 completers-
History7-
Total1,757
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation 8 completers-
Environmental Studies8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 4 completers-
Comparative Group Studies4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 8 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric3-
Mass Communication/Media Studies3-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 23 completers-
Information Science/Studies3-
Computer Science20-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 9 completers-
Education0-
Multicultural Education2-
Curriculum and Instruction4-
Educational Evaluation and Research1-
Learning Sciences0-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 144 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering44$88,200
Architectural Engineering5-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering2-
Chemical Engineering13-
Civil Engineering13-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering20-
Telecommunications Engineering4-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering11-
Materials Engineering14-
Mechanical Engineering18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 7 completers-
Linguistics2-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0-
French Language and Literature4-
Spanish Language and Literature0-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 9 completers-
English Language and Literature9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 33 completers-
Biochemistry11-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology5-
Physiology5-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology12-
Neuroscience0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 24 completers-
Mathematics8-
Applied Mathematics16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 completers-
Cognitive Science0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 4 completers-
Philosophy4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 75 completers-
Astrophysics8-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology5-
Chemistry16-
Chemical Physics1-
Geology/Earth Science7-
Geophysics and Seismology2-
Physics36-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 11 completers-
Psychology8-
Educational Psychology3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 37 completers-
Anthropology6-
Economics12-
Geography5-
Political Science and Government9-
Sociology5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 21 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1-
Intermedia/Multimedia3-
Music History, Literature, and Theory4-
Music Performance13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 1 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 3 completers-
Business Administration and Management3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 5 completers-
History5-
Total427
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies 169 completers-
Law169-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 9 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist9-
Total178