2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 15,813 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs graduate students pay an average of $14,312 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.
U of I graduate students pay an average of $29,148 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado School of Mines did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.
Mines graduate students pay an average of $40,844 in tuition and fees each year.
Mines also made our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.
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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.
CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 in tuition and fees each year.
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Boise State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.
Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Denver landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DU are $53,943 a year.
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Best Computer Science Colleges by State
Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 411 |
Utah | 89 |
Idaho | 43 |
Montana | 16 |
Wyoming | 4 |
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Majors Related to CompSci
Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to CompSci
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
Information Technology | 10,754 |
Information Science | 6,934 |
Computer Software & Applications | 4,047 |
Computer Systems Analysis | 817 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.
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