Business Administration & Management at University of Colorado Boulder

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if University of Colorado Boulder is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. In 2021, 1,105 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from CU - Boulder.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

CU - Boulder Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at CU - Boulder

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

CU - Boulder does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

CU - Boulder Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at CU - Boulder compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	17
	49
	91
	99
	120
	123
	149
	150
	155
	205
	371
	607
	718
	747
	1,165

In 2021, 261 students received their master’s degree in business administration from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #100 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of CU - Boulder Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU - Boulder is $49,673. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,105 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Management from CU - Boulder in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	66
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	128
White	779
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	74

CU - Boulder Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 261 students who earned a master's degree in Business Administration & Management from CU - Boulder in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from CU - Boulder, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	209
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

Business Administration & Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado Boulder. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	1,281
Organizational Leadership	91

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Real Estate
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,630	$62,600
Retail Sales Supervisors	19,110	$50,850
Management Analysts	10,900	$94,100
Managers	8,940	$138,490

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.