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2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,302 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You

Information Science is the #29 most popular major in Colorado with 200 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Science

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $8,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #5 for overall quality for IS in Colorado.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 a year.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Colorado. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DU are $53,943 a year.

DU also took the #4 spot in our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 181
Montana 1

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 The Opte Project.

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