University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder is a public college in Boulder, CO. Its average net price is $23,708 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $13,403 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $13,558 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,684 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,719 |
| $110,001 and up | $34,026 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $62,700 |
| 8 years after entry | $70,382 |
| 10 years after entry | $77,574 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $80,376 n=121 | $23,500 n=172 |
| Anthropology | $29,363 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $19,628 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering | $74,539 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $44,591 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemical Engineering | $71,933 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $18,312 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | $66,967 National median for this major n=271 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $64,841 n=588 | $18,500 n=736 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $39,411 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Chemical Engineering | $77,317 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $75,607 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $16,789 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $17,812 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Communications | $50,524 n=126 | $17,500 n=123 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $45,679 National median for this major n=2,262 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $88,113 n=337 | $20,195 n=348 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $38,421 n=104 | $20,375 n=126 |
| Economics | $60,005 n=160 | $18,500 n=108 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | $87,681 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $15,678 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $40,573 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $17,176 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $34,220 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Environmental Conservation | $45,812 n=130 | $18,250 n=120 |
| Environmental Design | $51,087 n=109 | $17,500 n=100 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,398 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,401 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $19,139 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,866 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $52,384 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $44,638 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $23,573 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $46,109 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Journalism | $46,262 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $49,977 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,354 n=189 | $19,500 n=202 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $13,079 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $39,261 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $54,506 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $17,769 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $41,693 n=128 | $19,500 n=246 |
| Political Science and Government | $45,635 n=145 | $19,499 n=164 |
| Psychology | $40,632 n=271 | $19,001 n=418 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $51,590 n=265 | $19,500 n=226 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $36,561 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $16,250 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Sociology | $45,929 n=115 | $19,500 n=120 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | $17,275 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | $19,347 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
Explore Further
All Colleges in Colorado Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering Anthropology Applied Mathematics Architectural Engineering Area Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Biochemical Engineering Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biological/Biosystems Engineering Biomedical/Medical Engineering Business Administration, Management and Operations Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Communications Community Organization and Advocacy Computer Science Dance Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Economics Education Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Engineering Engineering Physics Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General English Language and Literature, General Environmental Conservation Environmental Design Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Ethnic and Gender Studies Film/Video and Photographic Arts Geography and Cartography Geography and Environmental Studies Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics History Information Science/Studies International/Globalization Studies Journalism Languages and Linguistics Liberal Arts Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Music Neurobiology and Neurosciences Philosophy Physics Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Political Science and Government Psychology Public Health Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Religion/Religious Studies Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Sociology Statistics Studio Art Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Teaching