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2023 Best Value Computer Science Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$22,108 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,837 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 411 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer science students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado to see which programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Schools in Colorado

Check out the compsci programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer Science

$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU - Boulder also made our Best Computer Science Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

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$19,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mines are $19,538 per year.

Mines did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Schools in Colorado list.

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$10,994 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCCS are $10,994 a year.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

$12,581 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs undergraduate students pay an average of $12,581 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer Science at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO
$54,819 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DU are $54,819 per year.

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 89
Idaho 43
Montana 16
Wyoming 4

Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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