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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?

The highest-earning programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are concentrated in engineering and computing. Computer and Information Sciences leads at $112,754 four years after completion, with 98 degrees awarded.

Electrical Engineering follows at $110,754 from 50 degrees awarded. The largest program is Business Administration and Management, with 443 degrees awarded and median earnings of $75,142.

Azimuth ranks it #71 nationally within its field. Nursing is the second largest, at 243 degrees awarded and $84,950 in median earnings.

Several programs with more moderate earnings hold strong national ranks. Education is ranked #11 nationally by Azimuth, with median earnings of $50,728 and 56 degrees awarded.

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies follows at #21 nationally, with $55,361 in median earnings and 33 degrees awarded.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business443 · 16.3%
  • Biological sciences328 · 12.1%
  • Social sciences285 · 10.5%
  • Psychology244 · 9.0%
  • Health professions243 · 9.0%
  • Other1,169 · 43.1%

36 of 36 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General 98 degrees awarded
$112,754
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 50 degrees awarded
$110,754
Mechanical Engineering 64 degrees awarded
$94,320
Civil Engineering 48 degrees awarded
$92,224
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 32 degrees awarded
$86,190
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 243 degrees awarded
$84,950

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer and Information Sciences, General98$112,754#37
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering50$110,754#50
Mechanical Engineering64$94,320#109
Civil Engineering48$92,224#52
Biomedical/Medical Engineering32$86,190#87
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing243$84,950#180
Business Administration, Management and Operations443$75,142#71
Economics161$71,385#118
Chemistry small degree count18$64,964—
Communication and Media Studies148$62,882#59
Mathematics37$62,085#175
International/Globalization Studies25$61,344#23
Criminal Justice and Corrections88$61,192#29
Political Science and Government53$58,854#182
Biology, General224$58,231#146
Geography and Cartography34$57,285#45
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies33$55,361#21
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services30$55,181#23
English Language and Literature, General42$54,500#102
History34$53,686#115
Psychology, General165$52,990#143
Education, General56$50,728#11
Fine and Studio Arts81$49,842#24
Sociology23$49,619#193
Music98$46,532#37
Architectural Sciences and Technology98Too few graduates to report—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology76Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology28Too few graduates to report—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Research and Experimental Psychology79Too few graduates to report—
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts42Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations
443
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
243
Biology, General
224
Psychology, General
165
Economics
161
Communication and Media Studies
148
Architectural Sciences and Technology
98
Computer and Information Sciences, General
98
Music
98
Criminal Justice and Corrections
88

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Education, General#11
  2. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies#21
  3. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services#23
  4. International/Globalization Studies#23
  5. Fine and Studio Arts#24
  6. Criminal Justice and Corrections#29
  7. Computer and Information Sciences, General#37
  8. Music#37
  9. Geography and Cartography#45
  10. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering#50

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt and cohort size rather than reputation. The university publishes earnings data for 25 fields, and 24 carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is broad. Business accounts for 16.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Biological Sciences at 12.1% and Social Sciences at 10.5%.

Business Administration and Management is the largest single program, at 443 degrees a year. Graduates earn $75,142 four years after completion, and Azimuth ranks the program #71 nationally.

Education is the highest-ranked program, at #11 nationally, with graduates earning $50,728.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.