Computer Math Degree Recipients: 7.84 percent
Science Degree Recipients: 3.15 percent
Graduate and Professional Degree Recipients: 24.22 percent
Boulder is known as a
liberal enclave, but it’s also home to the topnotch
University of Colorado at Boulder, which has some of the nation’s best science programs. The city is also the base for a number of major science research centers, including the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the Space Science Institute, and the Rocky Mountain Institute.