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

15 Colleges
$99,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Master'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.

The Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master'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 master’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 42% of the compsci majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

About 17% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 83% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Of the 28 students majoring in compsci at BYU, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in compsci at U of I, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 21% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Montana State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 78% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Computer Science at Weber State University Report

Boise State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

Women make up 38% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at Boise State University Report

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges 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 15 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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