The ideal topic for your degree should align with your passions, strengths, career goals, and the current and future needs of the job market. Find the right degree program for you with this collection of resources.
These courses may be eligible for degree credit
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, R Programming, SQL, Spreadsheet Software, Business Analysis, Business Communication, Data Visualization, Data Management, General Statistics, Big Data, Communication, Computer Programming, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Databases, Exploratory Data Analysis, Extract, Transform, Load, Leadership and Management, Microsoft Excel, Problem Solving, Small Data, Statistical Programming, Tableau Software
Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Python Programming, Linux, Cloud Computing, Audit, Computer Programming, Computer Security Incident Management, Cryptography, Databases, Leadership and Management, Network Architecture, Risk Management, SQL
Skills you'll gain: Project Management, Strategy and Operations, Leadership and Management, Communication, Business Communication, Collaboration, Agile Software Development, Software Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Scrum (Software Development), Planning, Supply Chain and Logistics, Change Management, Finance, Organizational Development, Product Management, Risk Management, Budget Management, Influencing, Culture, Emotional Intelligence, People Management, Problem Solving, Procurement
Deciding on a topic for your degree can be an exciting moment along your learning journey, but the choice can also feel overwhelming given the number of subjects available to study. While it's becoming increasingly common to choose a degree topic based on the career options you'll have after graduation, that's only one factor. Many students pursue their passion, develop their interests, or follow their values, knowing that they're building useful skills to help them pursue a range of opportunities. Some popular degree topics include:
Business degrees
Health degrees
Computer science degrees
Data science degrees
IT degrees
Humanities and liberal arts degrees
![[Featured image] University of Colorado Boulder student Rachel Carson.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6VnA1CA4lgNoQv8A0T8qT6/bde9d6c2a98d9b37ce5dd39228423205/BC-3144_Learner_Story_Image__1_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] Illinois Tech M.B.A. student Natalia Antzoulatos](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2hXZEzyag4G06bK5ovzrtv/20296f15d067311ecd4b4c9274ba8695/for_review.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A woman sits in her kitchen and uses her laptop to research whether she should earn IT certifications or a degree for her career path.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4GiWMOsQJa6rvknjvVuYYL/ba36341019302f7130ff47431e5d6c4e/GettyImages-1961218042.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A business owner works in her shop after earning her degree.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7aedthlGum4q3bpFndfvhR/7dcec2c788be8ec85f782cb4684d6d12/GettyImages-629567166.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A female trainee pilot listens to her instructor during flight training inside an airplane.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/69Sy9t0Ubwg2l2KOUYMdyB/5495acb0fec26196f5ca6bc5932797a1/GettyImages-1435607865.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A therapist talks with a patient after earning his degree.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6VfcflwziGu1ZtDl5ycB1R/e42dbdbbfbeba1087a743ed1e853b693/GettyImages-1329854575.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A teacher writes on the whiteboard in her classroom after earning her degree.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7dNNgBP3V9LMTXGtu5Fg6P/80ec6df197421dc97f93821a9bbacd27/GettyImages-1136487954.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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![[Feature image] CU Boulder's ME-EM faculty director Christy Bozic's professional headshot.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7ti3WkyYoDFrdkWp6WoMXr/f60ee77790a9c46332f52f8cb33cfea4/Christy_Bozic_Faculty_Story.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] University of Colorado Boulder professor Sriram Sankaranarayanan.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/OHgNYGsVGRWt9iOJUJUq7/0ec7ca4d83fdae244200c10b37b99ec1/Sriram_Sankaranarayanan_Learner_Story.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Two students earning a computer science degree are sitting together and studying while looking at their computers.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7AHFIY0gQpIvuT2t16fvub/0cf4e955d683567e3560289de084a26b/iStock-543443692.jpeg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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