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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Colleges
$61,424 Avg Salary
$28,353 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science 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 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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With a ranking of #8, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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.

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