Top Ranked Programs
University of Colorado Boulder's program mix is anchored in Business, with meaningful breadth across engineering, social sciences, and communication fields. Business accounts for 15% of graduates, Engineering for 12%, and Social Sciences for 12% — a distribution that balances applied-professional programs with quantitative and liberal-arts pathways. Across 61 programs serving roughly 7,268 students annually, 36 meet Azimuth's [ranking threshold](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/), and the strongest national positions cluster in business and engineering subfields. Business Administration combines the largest cohort with strong earnings, making it the program that contributes most to University of Colorado Boulder's overall financial profile. Azimuth ranks Computer Science #65 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 473 graduates earning $121,952. Azimuth ranks Mechanical Engineering #101 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $93,073, and Azimuth ranks Business Administration #57 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $86,441. Among the largest programs, Business Administration graduates 1,087 students annually with median earnings of $86,441, and Psychology, General graduates 567 with median earnings of $56,867. Engineering and computer-science programs at University of Colorado Boulder feed high-mobility career pathways where graduates enter the national labor market directly, and four-year earnings reflect actual workforce outcomes. Business-oriented programs — including Computer Science and Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication — similarly channel graduates into applied roles with strong early-career pay. Programs like Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences, by contrast, often serve as grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory. The [supply-demand map](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these program families align with national labor-market demand.