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Choosing an Academic Degree and Program

In the CU-Boulder graduate student classroom, students take advantage of new data, ideas, and techniques from professors who are actively involved in research and creative activity. Students choose from a full array of high quality programs that lead to a wide range of academic and professional opportunities.

Academic Degrees

The Graduate School
The Graduate School offers 49 doctoral and 62 master's degree programs and instruction leading to the following advanced degrees:

Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Engineering (ME)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Master of Music (MMus)
Master of Music Education (MMusEd)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Audiology (DAuD)
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMusA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Concurrent Bachelor's/Master's Degree
A concurrent degree allows a student to receive both a bachelor's and master's degree in five years of study without compromising the academic integrity of either degree.

Dual Master's Degree Programs
A dual degree program allows a student to complete two degrees in less time and with a reduced number of credits by combining work in related or complementary majors. As with concurrent degrees, the integrity of each degree is maintained.

Certificate Programs
The University of Colorado at Boulder also provides a growing number of interdisciplinary and professional certificate programs at the graduate level. These programs are available through a graduate department in conjunction with a degree program or through the Division of Continuing Education.

The Leeds School of Business
The Leeds School of Business offers degrees leading to:

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Master of Business Administration/Master of Science
   in Telecommunications (MBA/MS TLEN)
Master of Business Administration/MA or MFA in Fine Arts
  (MBA/MA Fine Arts or MFA Fine Arts)

Dual Degree Programs
MBA/MA in Anthropology
MBA/MS in Computer Science
MBA/MS in Environmental Studies
MBA/MA in Germanic and Slavic Languages

The School of Law
The Juris Doctor (JD) degree is the basic law degree and the only one offered by the School of Law.

 
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