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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Information Technology is the #28 most popular major in the country with 10,754 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 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 Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 91% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

Women make up 14% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools 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.

Women make up 43% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in IT at UVU, 87% are male and 13% are female.

Full Information Technology at Utah Valley University Report

#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in IT at DU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Colorado Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Information Technology at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

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

Full Information Technology at Boise State University Report

#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 132
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 10 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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