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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

13 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate 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. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

About 45% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 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 large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 14 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Regis U, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Of the 11 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UVU, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 71% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#7

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Utah Report

With a ranking of #9, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

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With a ranking of #9, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2,519
Colorado 1,379
Montana 17
Idaho 43
Wyoming 4

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 13 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 Almonroth.

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