| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 101 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
It offers 149 graduate programs - 81 Master's, and 68 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,634 for in-state and $38,802 for out-of-state students.
A total of 6,555 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 38,799 students at CU Boulder. CU Boulder offers online graduate programs and 411 out of 6,555 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $16,634 for Colorado residents and $38,802 for out-of-state students. It offers 149 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | University of Colorado Boulder |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | Regent Drive at Broadway, Boulder, CO |
| Graduate School Students | 9,327 students 411 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$16,634 Out-of-State$38,802 |
| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 149 Graduate Programs 81 Master's, 68 Doctorate |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Colorado Boulder with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Colorado residents, the tuition & fees are $16,634 and $38,802 for non-Colorado residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $877 for Colorado residents and $2,090 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,970 | $37,138 |
| Fees | $1,664 | $1,664 |
| Cost per Credit | $877 | $2,090 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $18,468 (On-Campus) / $17,784 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $3,122 (On-Campus) / $3,122 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $39,424 | $61,592 |
| Off-Campus Total | $38,740 | $60,908 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $13,522 | $13,901 | $16,804 | $17,462 | $16,634 |
| Out-of-State | $32,980 | $33,953 | $36,570 | $38,020 | $38,802 |
University of Colorado Boulder offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 149 major areas - 81 Master's (4 online programs), 68 Doctorate. 2,505 students have been conferred Master's degree and 669 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,505 | 669 | - | - |
| Men | 1,550 | 353 | - | - |
| Women | 955 | 316 | - | - |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 101 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Studies | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Journalism | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Information Science/Studies | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer Science | 211 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multicultural Education | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 31 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Learning Sciences | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Music Teacher Education | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Education (other) | 9ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Engineering | 171 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 142 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Architectural Engineering | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 33 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chemical Engineering | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Civil Engineering | 54 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 178 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Telecommunications Engineering | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Materials Engineering | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 110 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Creative Writing | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physiology | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Applied Mathematics | 26 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museology/Museum Studies | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computational Science | 392 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Linguistics and Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 11ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrophysics | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chemistry | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 43 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Political Science and Government | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Sociology | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Documentary Production | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Music Performance | 44 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 25 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 161 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Organizational Leadership | 75ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 43 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 14ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Finance | 62 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Management Science | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Business Statistics | 81 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Real Estate | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Taxation | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative Group Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Multicultural Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Learning Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Architectural Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Telecommunications Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Materials Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Engineering (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Comparative Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Applied Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrophysics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Chemical Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Intermedia/Multimedia | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Music Performance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 4,510 full-time and 4,817 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 411 students enrolled through online exclusively and 673 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 4,649 White, 193 Black, and 634 Asian students are attending at University of Colorado Boulder. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
145 grad students are younger than 22 and 301 students are older than 65. It has 4,901 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,208 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 9,327 |
|---|---|
| Men | 5,677 |
| Women | 3,650 |
| Total | 9,327 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 4,510 |
| Part-time Students | 4,817 |
| Total | 9,327 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 31 |
| Asian | 634 |
| Black | 193 |
| Hispanic | 866 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
| White | 4,649 |
| Two or more races | 342 |
| Un-Known | 238 |
| Total | 9,327 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 145 |
| 22-24 | 2,256 |
| 25-29 | 2,645 |
| 30-34 | 906 |
| 35-39 | 302 |
| 40 & Over | 301 |
At University of Colorado Boulder graduate schools, 411 students enrolled online exclusively and 673 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 6,555 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 411 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 673 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 5,471 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 411 |
|---|---|
| Colorado Resident | 284 |
| Other State In U.S. | 116 |
| Outside of U.S. | 11 |