2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences School for You
With 60,971 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the #5 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the computer and information sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer and information sciences students. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WGU are $7,452 per year.
WGU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 per year.
Colorado State University - Global Campus excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The excellent programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $39,610 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great value for computer and information sciences students. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Denver are $27,502 a year.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.
CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 per year.
With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.
Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.
MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 2,519 |
| Colorado | 1,379 |
| Montana | 17 |
| Idaho | 43 |
| Wyoming | 4 |
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Majors Related to Computer & Information Sciences
Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| Computer Science | 15,813 |
| Information Technology | 10,754 |
| Information Science | 6,934 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 4,047 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 817 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 720 |
| Computer Programming | 490 |
| Other Computer & Information Sciences | 443 |
| Data Processing | 205 |
Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 61,791 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
| Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
| Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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).
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