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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$112,216 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the compsci doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 11% of the compsci majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 18% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 11% of the compsci majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Women make up 67% of the compsci majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

Women make up 33% of the compsci majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular 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.

About 50% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 50% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

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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
Colorado 411
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 10 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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