The University of Colorado Boulder offers graduate degrees through Coursera, including the data science, computer science, artificial intelligence and engineering management options in this research set. The university awards the degree; Coursera provides a learning platform. This distinction matters when you check academic requirements, enrollment instructions, support and the credential awarded. Do not confuse a noncredit course completion with admission to or completion of the master’s.
How performance-based admission changes the decision
The published routes let learners demonstrate readiness through specified pathway coursework rather than relying only on a traditional application file. The exact courses, grades and degree conditions differ by program. Read the current pathway instructions and distinguish previewing material from paying for the for-credit assessments. A path that does not require a conventional application can still require substantial academic preparation and successful graduate work.
Compare the academic purpose as carefully as the entry route. Computer science, data science and AI overlap but require different breadth and elective choices. Engineering management emphasizes technical leadership and organizational decisions. Choose the learning goal before choosing a pathway merely because it looks accessible. Ask how prerequisite knowledge, assessment and advising work for someone with your background.
A defined 2026–2027 price basis
The Bursar’s official Coursera rate sheets identify Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027. They list program-specific per-credit tuition and state that there are no student fees. These charges apply to the named Coursera programs, with separate billing arrangements for other campuses or academic offerings. Rates can change, and repeating or adding coursework can change a personal total. Use the rate sheet matching the exact degree and term.
Plan for short sessions and real assessment
The published arrangements include eight-week sessions and self-paced course access. Confirm the actual assessment deadlines, proctoring or project rules and available support before making a calendar. A self-paced activity still needs to fit the session’s academic conditions. Ask when the material and required courses you want will be available, particularly when planning a specific elective sequence.
Investigate the resources you will use: software, computing environments, accessibility support, instructor assistance and the channels for degree advising. If you hope to move credits between a certificate and a degree, obtain the applicable policy and degree plan. Do not assume that similar course names permit unrestricted stacking across programs or that noncredit work automatically earns graduate credit.
Identity and accreditation
The university’s institutional-accreditation page identifies the Higher Learning Commission and describes its accreditation history and review. This profile concerns the Boulder institution, not a similarly named degree from another University of Colorado campus. Institution-level accreditation should remain distinct from any specialized program approval or an individual’s professional eligibility.
Make the next step evidence based
Use the university’s Choose Your Path enrollment instructions to identify the current for-credit route. Save the precise program, pathway, required credits and applicable price basis. Test whether your preparation and available hours can support the course sequence, and ask which conditions remain unresolved for your location. The right next step may be to preview a course, strengthen foundations, seek advising or begin the appropriate enrollment process; none guarantees completion or a career result.
Choose an online computer science master’s by matching its technical depth and prerequisites to the computing problems you want to solve. A program designed for experienced programmers is a different route from one with an explicit bridge for applicants from other fields.
Investigate a data science master’s when you want to build stronger statistical and computational judgment about data. Compare mathematical preparation, programming depth, model evaluation and the kind of applied work you will complete.
An online engineering management master’s is a route to investigate when you want to combine technical understanding with responsibility for projects, people, resources and organizational decisions. Compare its engineering context with an MBA and a deeper technical master’s.
The federal figures below describe the matched institution and reported fields of study. They are separate from our reviewed online master’s program facts.
Matched federal reporting entity: University of Colorado Boulder (126614)
University of Colorado Boulder The curated institution and the selected federal reporting entity match by exact name/campus,existing ID where present,and official domain. Metric populations and years still require separate interpretation.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Retrieved November 2, 2026 22:21 UTC. Latest available figures may describe different reporting years and cohorts.
Federal institution ID
126614
Location
Boulder, CO 80309-0017
Graduate enrollment, institution-wide
6,555
Undergraduate enrollment
31,939
Undergraduate annual tuition, in-state
$17,513
Undergraduate annual tuition, out-of-state
$47,142
Undergraduate annual tuition is not the price of an online master’s degree. Federal admission, completion, debt and earnings measures describe defined cohorts, not an individual’s future result. Missing or suppressed values are not zero.
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College Scorecard fields, values and definitions
Data element
Reported value
Source field
Institution name Definition and coverage
Institution name
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
University of Colorado Boulder
school.name
City Definition and coverage
City
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
Boulder
school.city
State postcode Definition and coverage
State postcode
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
CO
school.state
ZIP code Definition and coverage
ZIP code
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
80309-0017
school.zip
Accreditor for institution Definition and coverage
Accreditor for institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
Higher Learning Commission
school.accreditor
URL for institution's homepage Definition and coverage
URL for institution's homepage
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
The dictionary identifies a URL. Preserve it as source text; validate separately before rendering a link.
https://www.colorado.edu/
school.school_url
URL for institution's net price calculator Definition and coverage
URL for institution's net price calculator
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
The dictionary identifies a URL. Preserve it as source text; validate separately before rendering a link.
https://ofa.colorado.edu/netpricecalculator/
school.price_calculator_url
Predominant degree awarded (recoded 0s and 4s) Definition and coverage
Predominant degree awarded (recoded 0s and 4s)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AY 2015-16. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
3
school.degrees_awarded.predominant_recoded
Predominant undergraduate degree awarded Definition and coverage
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AY2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
4 — Graduate degree
school.degrees_awarded.highest
Schools that are on Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 by the Department of Education Definition and coverage
Schools that are on Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 by the Department of Education
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FSA as of March 1, 2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
0
school.under_investigation
Flag for main campus Definition and coverage
Flag for main campus
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Main campus
school.main_campus
Number of branch campuses Definition and coverage
Number of branch campuses
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Count or enrollment identified by the dictionary label; the label specifies students, borrowers, awards or institutions.
1
school.branches
Control of institution (IPEDS) Definition and coverage
Control of institution (IPEDS)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Public
school.ownership
FIPS code for state Definition and coverage
FIPS code for state
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.state_fips
Region (IPEDS) Definition and coverage
Region (IPEDS)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
7 — Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
school.region_id
Locale of institution Definition and coverage
Locale of institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
12 — City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)
school.locale
Degree of urbanization of institution Definition and coverage
Degree of urbanization of institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.degree_urbanization
Carnegie Classification — basic Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — basic
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2023-24. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
15 — Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
school.carnegie_basic
Carnegie Classification — undergraduate profile Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — undergraduate profile
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2023-24. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
14 — Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
school.carnegie_undergrad
Carnegie Classification — size and setting Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — size and setting
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2023-24. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
16 — Four-year, large, primarily residential
school.carnegie_size_setting
Flag for Historically Black College and University Definition and coverage
Flag for Historically Black College and University
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — No
school.minority_serving.historically_black
Flag for predominantly black institution Definition and coverage
Flag for predominantly black institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.predominantly_black
Flag for Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution Definition and coverage
Flag for Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.annh
Flag for tribal college and university Definition and coverage
Flag for tribal college and university
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: OPE FY2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — No
school.minority_serving.tribal
Flag for Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution Definition and coverage
Flag for Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.aanipi
Flag for Hispanic-serving institution Definition and coverage
Flag for Hispanic-serving institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.hispanic
Flag for Native American non-tribal institution Definition and coverage
Flag for Native American non-tribal institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: NA. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.minority_serving.nant
Flag for men-only college Definition and coverage
Flag for men-only college
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: College Navigator CY2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — No
school.men_only
Flag for women-only college Definition and coverage
Flag for women-only college
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: College Navigator CY2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — No
school.women_only
Religous affiliation of the institution Definition and coverage
Religous affiliation of the institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Not reported (null)
school.religious_affiliation
Flag for distance-education-only education Definition and coverage
Flag for distance-education-only education
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — Not distance-education only
school.online_only
Flag for currently operating institution, 0=closed, 1=operating Definition and coverage
Flag for currently operating institution, 0=closed, 1=operating
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Currently certified as operating
school.operating
Net tuition revenue per full-time equivalent student Definition and coverage
Net tuition revenue per full-time equivalent student
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FY2024 (numerator) and AY2023-24 (denominator), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Monetary measure described in the official dictionary/technical documentation. Population, time window, debt basis and any inflation reference remain in the field definition/cohort note.
23843
school.tuition_revenue_per_fte
Instructional expenditures per full-time equivalent student Definition and coverage
Instructional expenditures per full-time equivalent student
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FY2024 (numerator) and AY2023-24 (denominator), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
18515
school.instructional_expenditure_per_fte
Average faculty salary Definition and coverage
Average faculty salary
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2024-25 salaries of Fall 2024 faculty, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
13324
school.faculty_salary
Proportion of faculty that is full-time Definition and coverage
Proportion of faculty that is full-time
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary label identifies a share/rate. Numeric scale is not automatically converted to percent by this registry.
0.7583
school.ft_faculty_rate
Institution name aliases Definition and coverage
Institution name aliases
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
U of Colorado|Univ of Colorado|University of Colorado|U of CO|Univ of CO|University of CO|Boulder|CU|CU-Boulder|UCB|CUB|Colorado|Colorado University|U of Colo|Univ of Colo|University of Colo|Colo|Buffs|Buffalos|Buffaloes|CU at Boulder|Golden Buffs|University of Colorado at Boulder
school.alias
Level of institution Definition and coverage
Level of institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — 4-year
school.institutional_characteristics.level
Open admissions policy indicator Definition and coverage
Open admissions policy indicator
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
2 — No
school.open_admissions_policy
Code corresponding to accreditor (as captured from PEPS) Definition and coverage
Code corresponding to accreditor (as captured from PEPS)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
NCACHE
school.accreditor_code
Date that institution was first approved to participate in Title IV aid programs Definition and coverage
Date that institution was first approved to participate in Title IV aid programs
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
1/1/1968
school.title_iv.approval_date
Title IV eligibility type Definition and coverage
Title IV eligibility type
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
school.title_iv.eligibility_type
Control of institution, per PEPS Definition and coverage
Control of institution, per PEPS
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Public
school.ownership_peps
Value of school's endowment at the beginning of the fiscal year Definition and coverage
Value of school's endowment at the beginning of the fiscal year
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FY2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
Not reported (null)
school.endowment.begin
Value of school's endowment at the end of the fiscal year Definition and coverage
Value of school's endowment at the end of the fiscal year
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: FY2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
No dedicated unit column exists in the source dictionary and a reliable unit was not assigned from its wording. Preserve the raw value and full label; do not infer a unit from integer/float alone.
Not reported (null)
school.endowment.end
DOL approved training provider indicator Definition and coverage
DOL approved training provider indicator
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: DOL as of May 24, 2021. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
0 — Not matched to the DOL list
school.dolflag
Control of institution (PEPS) Definition and coverage
Control of institution (PEPS)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: PEPS as of 08/27/2026. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
Not reported (null)
school.peps_ownership
Address of institution Definition and coverage
Address of institution
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Dictionary declares a string/autocomplete field; preserve leading zeroes and original text.
Regent Drive at Broadway
school.address
Institutional sector derived from the ownership structure (CONTROL) and the predominant level of award conferred (PREDDEG) Definition and coverage
Institutional sector derived from the ownership structure (CONTROL) and the predominant level of award conferred (PREDDEG)
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AY2024-25 and AcadYr2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
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