University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Graduate Programs

University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is a four-years, public school located in Colorado Springs, CO. It offers 63 graduate programs - 24 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 26 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $13,854 for Colorado residents and $25,584 for others in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 2,092 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 12,380 students at UCCS. University of Colorado Colorado Springs offers online graduate programs and 857 out of 2,092 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively. The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($88,000) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $64,000 average salary.

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Graduate Programs Overview

University of Colorado Colorado Springs is a four-years, public school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $13,854 for Colorado residents and $25,584 for other students in average.

It offers sixty-three graduate programs: 24 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 26 Post-Bachelor's, 3 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 527 students have been conferred Master's degree and 31 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Type	four-years, public
Address	1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO
Graduate School Students	2,092 students 857 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$13,854 Out-of-State$25,584
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 63 Graduate Programs 24 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 29 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at University of Colorado Colorado Springs 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 $13,854 and $25,584 for non-Colorado residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $711 for Colorado residents and $1,115 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$13,854	$25,584
Cost per Credit	$711	$1,115
Books & Supplies	$1,800
Room & Board	$10,920 (On-Campus) / $11,080 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,660 (On-Campus) / $4,660 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$31,234	$42,964
Off-Campus Total	$31,394	$43,124

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$10,351	$13,206	$13,912	$13,918	$13,854
Out-of-State	$20,935	$25,022	$24,438	$25,774	$25,584

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of Colorado Colorado Springs offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 63 major areas - 23 Master's (7 online programs), 8 Doctorate (1 online programs), 25 Post-Bachelor'(16 online programs), 2 Post-Master'(1 online programs). The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	527	31	16	5
Men	199	18	8	-
Women	328	13	8	5

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.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Science	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	44^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,400	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	30^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$43,400	-	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	18	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$38,400	-	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	66	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,800	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	26^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Mathematics	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$32,000	-	-
Natural Sciences	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	13		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Securities Services Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	31^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$43,500	-	-
Social Work		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Geography (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Sociology	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	70^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$88,000	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	101^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$64,000	-	-
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Customer Service Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	10	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 12,380 students enrolled in University of Colorado Colorado Springs including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,092 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 861 male and 1,231 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 460 full-time and 1,632 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 857 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 359 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,092
Men Students	861
Women Students	1,231

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,092
Full-time Students	460
Part-time Students	1,632

By race/ethnicity 1,419 White, 92 Black, and 70 Asian students are attending at University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,092
American Indian / Native American	8
Asian	70
Black	92
Hispanic	256
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	1,419
Two or more races	116
Un-Known	39

11 students are younger than 22 and 543 students are older than 65. The school has 785 students aged between 22 and 30 and 753 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,092
21 & Under	11
22-24	229
25-29	556
30-34	435
35-39	318
40 & Over	543

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 857 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 359 students are enrolled in some online courses.