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General Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder

General Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

CU - Boulder General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

CU - Boulder General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #50 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 81
White 411
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 38

CU - Boulder General Psychology Master’s Program

79% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to 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 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from CU - Boulder, 79% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General 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 534

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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