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Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder

Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado Boulder. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

CU - Boulder Computer Science Rankings

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science 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 computer science 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 computer science.

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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

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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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