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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$23,369 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,763 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Information Technology is the #42 most popular major in Colorado with 132 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Information Technology Schools in Colorado 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 Colorado to see which ones offered the best value programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Technology

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Technology Schools in Colorado list.

Full Information Technology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#2

Regis University

Denver, CO
$39,610 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Regis U are $39,610 a year.

Full Information Technology at Regis University Report

$10,021 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Denver are $10,021 a year.

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$10,994 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great value for information technology students. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCCS are $10,994 a year.

Full Information Technology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

$12,581 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs undergraduate students pay an average of $12,581 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO
$54,819 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 1,007
Idaho 0

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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