Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

CU - Boulder Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

CU - Boulder Psychology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from CU - Boulder. About 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from CU - Boulder, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of Colorado Boulder. 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
General Psychology	22
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,670	$85,470
Psychology Professors	800	$68,010
Psychologists	270	$83,630

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.