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University of Colorado Boulder Graduate Programs

University of Colorado Boulder is a Public, 4-years school located in Boulder, CO. CU Boulder offers total 138 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $38,020 ($17,462 Colorado residents)
  • Graduate Students: 8,551
  • Graduate Programs: 138
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CU Boulder Graduate Programs Overview

University of Colorado Boulder (referred to as CU Boulder) is a Public, 4-years school located in Boulder, CO. CU Boulder offers total 138 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at University of Colorado Boulder is $17,462 for Colorado residents and $38,020 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $847 for Colorado residents and $1,945 for out-of-state students. Total 8,551 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 39,585 with undergraduate students.
CU Boulder 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesColorado residents: $17,462
Out-of-State: $38,020
Costs per CreditColorado residents: $847
Out-of-State: $1,945
Graduate Students8,551
Graduate Programs138 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).

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Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

University of Colorado Boulder graduate schools offers 136 major programs and 3 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 2,341 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at CU Boulder. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at CU Boulder with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 85
Environmental Studies1 program 85
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 1
Russian Studies1 program 1
Communication and Journalism [+] 5 programs 33
Speech Communication and Rhetoric1 program 4
Mass Communication/Media Studies1 program 2
Journalism1 program 2
Journalism (other)1 program 7
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication1 program 18
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 3 programs 73
Artificial Intelligence1 program 7
Information Science/Studies1 program 8
Computer Science1 program 58
Education [+] 7 programs (1 online)135
Multicultural Education1 program 55
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 46
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 6
Learning Sciences1 program 0
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1 program 15
Music Teacher Education1 program 12
Education (other)1 program (1 online)1
Engineering [+] 11 programs (1 online)520
Applied Engineering1 program (1 online)64
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 131
Architectural Engineering1 program 17
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 10
Chemical Engineering1 program 25
Civil Engineering1 program 39
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 97
Telecommunications Engineering1 program 13
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 16
Materials Engineering1 program 20
Mechanical Engineering1 program 88
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 6 programs 43
Linguistics1 program 17
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 9
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 3
French Language and Literature1 program 1
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 6
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 25
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 25
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 20
English Language and Literature1 program 12
Creative Writing1 program 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 4 programs 24
Biochemistry1 program 1
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 1
Physiology1 program 13
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology1 program 9
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 37
Mathematics1 program 11
Applied Mathematics1 program 26
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 7
Museology/Museum Studies1 program 4
Computational Science1 program 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 programs 15
Philosophy1 program 7
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 8
Physical Sciences [+] 5 programs 63
Astrophysics1 program 2
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology1 program 5
Chemistry1 program 9
Geology/Earth Science1 program 9
Physics1 program 38
Psychology [+] 2 programs 18
Psychology1 program 15
Educational Psychology1 program 3
Social Sciences [+] 5 programs 42
Anthropology1 program 5
Economics1 program 10
Geography1 program 10
Political Science and Government1 program 10
Sociology1 program 7
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 5 programs 55
Dance1 program 3
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 4
Fine/Studio Arts1 program 12
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 4
Music Performance1 program 32
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program 33
Communication Sciences and Disorders1 program 33
Business [+] 8 programs (1 online)501
Business Administration and Management1 program 161
Organizational Leadership1 program (1 online)120
Accounting1 program 59
Finance1 program 38
Management Science1 program 23
Business Statistics1 program 66
Real Estate1 program 18
Taxation1 program 16
History [+] 1 programs 7
History1 program 7
Total74 programs (3 online)1,737
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 8
Environmental Studies1 program 8
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 4
Comparative Group Studies1 program 4
Communication and Journalism [+] 3 programs 8
Speech Communication and Rhetoric1 program 3
Mass Communication/Media Studies1 program 3
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia1 program 2
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 programs 23
Information Science/Studies1 program 3
Computer Science1 program 20
Education [+] 6 programs 9
Education1 program 0
Multicultural Education1 program 2
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 4
Educational Evaluation and Research1 program 1
Learning Sciences1 program 0
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1 program 2
Engineering [+] 10 programs 144
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 44
Architectural Engineering1 program 5
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 2
Chemical Engineering1 program 13
Civil Engineering1 program 13
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 20
Telecommunications Engineering1 program 4
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 11
Materials Engineering1 program 14
Mechanical Engineering1 program 18
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 6 programs 7
Linguistics1 program 2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
French Language and Literature1 program 4
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 1
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 9
English Language and Literature1 program 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 5 programs 33
Biochemistry1 program 11
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 5
Physiology1 program 5
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology1 program 12
Neuroscience1 program 0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 24
Mathematics1 program 8
Applied Mathematics1 program 16
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 0
Cognitive Science1 program 0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 4
Philosophy1 program 4
Physical Sciences [+] 7 programs 75
Astrophysics1 program 8
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology1 program 5
Chemistry1 program 16
Chemical Physics1 program 1
Geology/Earth Science1 program 7
Geophysics and Seismology1 program 2
Physics1 program 36
Psychology [+] 2 programs 11
Psychology1 program 8
Educational Psychology1 program 3
Social Sciences [+] 5 programs 37
Anthropology1 program 6
Economics1 program 12
Geography1 program 5
Political Science and Government1 program 9
Sociology1 program 5
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 4 programs 21
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 1
Intermedia/Multimedia1 program 3
Music History, Literature, and Theory1 program 4
Music Performance1 program 13
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program 1
Communication Sciences and Disorders1 program 1
Business [+] 1 program 3
Business Administration and Management1 program 3
History [+] 1 programs 5
History1 program 5
Total60 programs426
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 169
Law1 program 169
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 programs 9
Audiology/Audiologist1 program 9
Total2 programs178

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of CU Boulder graduate programs is $17,462 for Colorado residents and $38,020 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $847 for Colorado residents and $1,945 for other students. The average living costs is $19,160 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at CU Boulder
Colorado residentsOut of State
Tuition$15,251$35,017
Fees$1,553$1,553
Costs per Credit Hour$847$1,945
Living on-campus$19,160
Living off-campus$18,178

Graduate Student Population

At CU Boulder graduate schools, there are total 8,551 graduate students. Among them, 2,084 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 5,078 men and 3,473 women students at CU Boulder graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at CU Boulder.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at University of Colorado Boulder
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,5515,0783,473
American Indian/Native American401624
Asian543313230
Black/African American1568769
Hispanic798442356
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander431
White4,4222,4871,935
Two More312157155
Un-Known19712077
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at CU Boulder
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students8,5512,0846205,847

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