Economics at University of Colorado Boulder

If you plan to study economics, 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

CU - Boulder Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

CU - Boulder Economics Rankings

The economics major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 economics, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	153
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

CU - Boulder Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of economics master's degrees went to men and 30% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics 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 Economics	343

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,810	$73,460
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Economics Professors	290	$104,530
Economists	220	$104,350
Survey Researchers	50	$69,530

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.