University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado · Public

Of 61 assessed programs, 57 leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 165 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,231
$30k to $48k	$14,381
$48k to $75k	$18,828
$75k to $110k	$26,915
$110k and up	$34,818
All families (average)	$25,346

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

61 of 226 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Colorado high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$86,441	+$45,767	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	1,087
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,867	+$16,193	clears the bar	$18,794	1.2 yrs	567
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$121,952	+$81,278	clears the bar	$19,687	0.2 yrs	473
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$74,779	+$34,105	clears the bar	$18,500	0.5 yrs	409
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$71,444	+$30,770	clears the bar	$19,483	0.6 yrs	310
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,319	+$32,645	clears the bar	$15,630	0.5 yrs	284
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$137,635	+$96,961	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	281
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,073	+$52,399	clears the bar	$18,958	0.4 yrs	235
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,651	+$28,977	clears the bar	$18,742	0.6 yrs	235
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,026	+$17,352	clears the bar	$16,000	0.9 yrs	216
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$63,337	+$22,663	clears the bar	$19,750	0.9 yrs	214
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,429	+$12,755	clears the bar	$21,256	1.7 yrs	209
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$66,623	+$25,949	clears the bar	$16,500	0.6 yrs	204
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$116,350	+$75,676	clears the bar	$24,500	0.3 yrs	199
Law	First Professional Degree	$109,411	+$68,737	clears the bar	$105,696	1.5 yrs	169
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$68,579	+$27,905	clears the bar	$15,500	0.6 yrs	154
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	$61,788	+$21,114	clears the bar	$22,497	1.1 yrs	150
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$71,942	+$31,268	clears the bar	$20,547	0.7 yrs	145
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,796	+$19,122	clears the bar	$17,340	0.9 yrs	135
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	$120,144	+$79,470	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	131
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$90,635	+$49,961	clears the bar	$19,258	0.4 yrs	117
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$170,375	+$129,701	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	110
Management Science	Master's Degree	$125,007	+$84,333	clears the bar	$33,316	0.4 yrs	89
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$115,960	+$75,286	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	88
English	Bachelor's Degree	$54,085	+$13,411	clears the bar	$19,225	1.4 yrs	86
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$81,568	+$40,894	clears the bar	$57,931	1.4 yrs	85
History	Bachelor's Degree	$49,401	+$8,727	clears the bar	$15,250	1.7 yrs	82
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,960	+$54,286	clears the bar	$19,318	0.4 yrs	81
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$75,764	+$35,090	clears the bar	$19,306	0.6 yrs	81
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$39,720	-$954	falls short	$19,500	insufficient data	77
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,488	+$27,814	clears the bar	$18,487	0.7 yrs	73
Biochemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,262	+$48,588	clears the bar	$15,516	0.3 yrs	72
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,020	+$41,346	clears the bar	$20,836	0.5 yrs	66
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,119	+$21,445	clears the bar	$15,303	0.7 yrs	66
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$57,079	+$16,405	clears the bar	$15,250	0.9 yrs	64
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$146,964	+$106,290	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$57,677	+$17,003	clears the bar	$16,500	1.0 yrs	62
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,217	+$14,543	clears the bar	$18,583	1.3 yrs	60
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$148,463	+$107,789	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	$72,698	+$32,024	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	58
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$47,297	+$6,623	clears the bar	$19,500	2.9 yrs	57
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	$70,814	+$30,140	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$38,701	-$1,973	falls short	$15,000	insufficient data	48
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,780	+$55,106	clears the bar	$23,650	0.4 yrs	47
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$57,994	+$17,320	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,797	+$49,123	clears the bar	$14,500	0.3 yrs	44
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$98,355	+$57,681	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,453	+$19,779	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	35
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$69,214	+$28,540	clears the bar	$68,085	2.4 yrs	33
Music	Master's Degree	$45,110	+$4,436	clears the bar	$41,000	9.2 yrs	32
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,631	+$59,957	clears the bar	$19,221	0.3 yrs	26
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$49,880 1-year earnings	+$9,206	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$90,274 1-year earnings	+$49,600	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$107,618	+$66,944	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$32,142 1-year earnings	-$8,532	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Music	Doctoral Degree	$56,459	+$15,785	clears the bar	$33,336	2.1 yrs	17
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$40,376	-$298	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$56,935 1-year earnings	+$16,261	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$73,794 1-year earnings	+$33,120	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$115,181	+$74,507	clears the bar	$23,338	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$72,306	+$31,632	clears the bar	$23,913	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$22,000	insufficient data	59
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Real Estate	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Architectural Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Taxation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Cognitive Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Architectural Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,674/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.