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Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder

Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if University of Colorado Boulder is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

CU - Boulder Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
  • Master’s Degree in CompSci

CU - Boulder Computer Science Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Computer Science Master’s Program

35% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 36
International Students 108
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Boulder. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 127

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Software Applications Developers 30,400 $106,730
Computer Workers 16,440 $102,470
Systems Software Developers 11,170 $124,410
Computer and Information Systems Managers 7,600 $164,220
Computer Network Support Specialists 3,660 $73,950

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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