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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$34,641 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,154 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

Information Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 6,934 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Information Science 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 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for information science students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for information science students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for information science students. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.

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The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $38,358 per year.

CU - Boulder excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information 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 fairly large student population.

DU undergraduate students pay an average of $54,819 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 200
Utah 181
Montana 1

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

Majors Similar to IS

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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