Graduate Programs at University of Colorado Boulder

Graduate School Overview

University of Colorado Boulder (referred to as CU Boulder) is a Public, 4 years school located in Boulder, CO. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).

CU Boulder Directory Information
School Name	University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)
Address	Regent Drive at Broadway, Boulder, CO 80309-0017
Phone	303-492-1411
Web	https://www.colorado.edu
Online Application	https://www.colorado.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply
Financial Info	https://www.colorado.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Colorado Boulder is $16,804 for Colorado residents and $36,570 for out-of-state students. The school has 8,551 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 39,585 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 227 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$36,570 $16,804 for Colorado Residents
Student Population	8,551
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	227 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Colorado Boulder is $16,804 for Colorado residents and $36,570 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $817 for Colorado residents and $1,928 for out-of-state students.

University of Colorado Boulder offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

University of Colorado Boulder offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Colorado Boulder is $16,804 for Colorado residents and $36,570 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 7.71% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Colorado Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,484	$1,762	$30,384	$1,762
2019-2020	$11,826	$1,730	$31,284	$1,730
2020-2021	$11,826	$1,696	$31,284	$1,696
2021-2022	$12,168	$1,733	$32,220	$1,733
2022-2023	$15,251	$1,553	$35,017	$1,553

The graduate school tuition & fees of CU Boulder is very expensive compared to public graduate schools in Colorado. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Colorado graduate tuition is $20,895 (public) / $21,106 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Colorado Boulder	$16,804	$36,570
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Colorado Graduate Schools	$16,285	$19,895
Public	$12,242	$20,895
Private	$21,106

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,160 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Colorado Boulder. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.71% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,178. Off-campus living costs are increased by 13.41% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$14,418	$2,294	$12,622	$2,294
2019-2020	$14,778	$2,556	$13,050	$2,556
2020-2021	$15,220	$2,556	$13,050	$2,556
2021-2022	$15,676	$2,979	$13,050	$2,979
2022-2023	$16,146	$3,014	$15,164	$3,014

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $817 for Colorado residents and $1,928 for other students at University of Colorado Boulder. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 7.71% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Colorado Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$638	$1,688
2019-2020	$657	$1,738
2020-2021	$657	$1,738
2021-2022	$676	$1,790
2022-2023	$817	$1,928

Graduate Programs at CU Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder offers 150 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 2,316 students have completed their study at University of Colorado Boulder.

Offered Degrees at University of Colorado Boulder
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	82	2	1,745
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	66	0	395
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	176
Total	150	2	2,316

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Colorado Boulder by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 171 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 174 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Colorado Boulder
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	171	$72,400
Business Administration and Management	✕	170	$72,400
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	151	$86,500
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	134	$86,500
Computer Science	✕	108	$91,100

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Colorado Boulder
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	174	-
Law	✕	170	-
Physics	✕	38	-
Physics	✕	31	-
Music Performance	✕	30	-

University of Colorado Boulder offers 150 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,316 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,745 students have earned/completed Master's program.
176 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	76 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	76	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Russian Studies	✕	3	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	4	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	6	-
Journalism	✕	5	-
Journalism (other)	✕	0	-
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (other)	✕	0	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	19	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	113 completers	-
Artificial Intelligence	✕	2	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	3	-
Computer Science	✕	108	$91,100
Education [+]	✕	98 completers	-
Multicultural Education	✕	47	-
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)	✕	0	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	22	$44,300
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	14	-
Learning Sciences	✕	0	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	6	$52,700
Music Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	482 completers	$107,000
Engineering	✕	0	$107,000
Applied Engineering	✔	61	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	151	$86,500
Architectural Engineering	✕	10	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	1	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	24	-
Civil Engineering	✕	40	$66,200
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	78	-
Telecommunications Engineering	✕	24	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	16	-
Materials Engineering	✕	6	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	71	$69,200
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	35 completers	$21,800
Linguistics	✕	10	-
Comparative Literature	✕	0	-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	8	-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	3	-
French Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	6	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	21	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	13 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Creative Writing	✕	6	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Biochemistry	✕	4	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	1	-
Physiology	✕	25	-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	✕	6	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	42	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	4	-
Science, Technology and Society	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	7	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Astrophysics	✕	10	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	4	-
Chemistry	✕	6	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	33	-
Psychology [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Psychology	✕	13	-
Educational Psychology	✕	5	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	9	-
Economics	✕	12	-
Geography	✕	8	-
Political Science and Government	✕	11	-
Sociology	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Dance	✕	5	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	4	-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	✕	0	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	14	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	2	-
Music Performance	✕	47	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	21	$47,300
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	545 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	170	$72,400
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	91	-
Accounting	✕	68	$59,500
Finance	✕	49	-
Management Science	✕	30	-
Business Statistics	✕	93	-
Real Estate	✕	34	-
Taxation	✕	10	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	1,745

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	4	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Ethnic Studies	✕	0	-
Comparative Group Studies	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	7	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	2	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	4	-
Computer Science	✕	19	-
Education [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Education	✕	1	-
Multicultural Education	✕	3	-
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)	✕	0	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	6	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	2	-
Learning Sciences	✕	0	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	3	-
Engineering [+]	✕	120 completers	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	25	$88,200
Architectural Engineering	✕	2	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	26	-
Civil Engineering	✕	19	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	16	-
Telecommunications Engineering	✕	3	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	2	-
Materials Engineering	✕	9	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	18	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	3	-
Comparative Literature	✕	0	-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	1	-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
French Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Biochemistry	✕	14	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	9	-
Physiology	✕	5	-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	✕	5	-
Neuroscience	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	7	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	9	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Science, Technology and Society	✕	0	-
Cognitive Science	✕	1	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	7	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	76 completers	-
Astrophysics	✕	3	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	12	-
Chemistry	✕	14	-
Chemical Physics	✕	3	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	8	-
Geophysics and Seismology	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	31	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Psychology	✕	9	-
Educational Psychology	✕	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	1	-
Economics	✕	9	-
Geography	✕	4	-
Political Science and Government	✕	8	-
Sociology	✕	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	0	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	0	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	✕	0	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	6	-
Music Performance	✕	18	-
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	6	-
History [+]	✕	6 completers	-
History	✕	6	-
	Total	395

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	170 completers	-
Law	✕	170	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	6	-
	Total	176

Graduate Student Population at CU Boulder

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 8,114 students enrolled into University of Colorado Boulder graduate schools where it has total 39,585 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,906 full-time and 5,208 part-time graduate students. By gender, 4,692 male and 3,422 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,114	4,692	3,422
Full-time	2,906	1,516	1,390
Part-tme	5,208	3,176	2,032

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 4,539 White (55.94%), 161 Black/African American (1.98%), 781 Hispanic (9.63%), 468 Asian (5.77%), and 2,165 students with other races. 1,640 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,114	4,692	3,422
American Indian/Native American	45	15	30
Asian	468	266	202
Black/African American	161	91	70
Hispanic	781	404	377
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	4,539	2,525	2,014
Two More	282	146	136
Un-Known	194	120	74
Non-resident Alien	1,640	1,124	516

University of Colorado Boulder offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,866 graduate students (23.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,012 graduate students (12.47% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	8,114
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,866
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,012
Not in Online Courses	5,236

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Colorado Boulder. 2,366 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.16% of total students), 7 students are aged below 20 (0.09%), 214 students are aged above 50 (2.64%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Colorado Boulder.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,114	4,692	3,422
Under 18	2	2	0
Age 18-19	5	4	1
Age 20-21	105	64	41
Age 22-24	2,261	1,211	1,050
Age 25-29	3,171	1,865	1,306
Age 30-34	1,268	757	511
Age 35-39	615	378	237
Age 40-49	473	277	196
Age 50-64	199	122	77
Over 64	15	12	3

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