Accounting at University of Colorado Boulder

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what University of Colorado Boulder has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

CU - Boulder Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

CU - Boulder Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 68 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from CU - Boulder in 2020-2021, 66% were men and 34% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from CU - Boulder, 72% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	49
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Real Estate
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	36,290	$82,320
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	27,560	$42,830
Financial Managers	7,520	$163,740
Financial Analysts	3,770	$109,120
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,060	$49,980

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.