Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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

The compsci major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	75
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	274
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

CU - Boulder Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 35% 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 compsci.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado Boulder. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	602

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Information Science

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.

• 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.