Computer & Information Sciences at University of Colorado Boulder

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every computer & information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer & information sciences program at University of Colorado Boulder stacks up to those at other schools.

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 & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

CU - Boulder Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

CU - Boulder Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

20% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	80
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	307
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

CU - Boulder Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

36% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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 & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	49
International Students	114
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences 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	602
Information Science	37
Computer Information Systems	2

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences 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
Computer User Support Specialists	14,390	$60,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,610	$84,170
Systems Software Developers	11,170	$124,410

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
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