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2024 Best Information Science Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges in Colorado
283 IS Degrees Awarded
$66,201 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #58 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for information science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 283 degrees in information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Science School

Best Information Science Schools in Colorado Your choice of information science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Information Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Information Science Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in IS
Master's Degrees in IS
Doctor's Degrees in IS

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Information Science Schools in Colorado list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Information Science in Colorado

The schools below may not offer all types of is degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Colorado Schools in IS

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
89 IS Degrees Awarded
$68,971 Median Starting Salary

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in information science. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 89 information science students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Those information science students who get their degree from Colorado State University - Fort Collins earn $2,770 more than the standard is student.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CO
37 IS Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in information science has to check out University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were about 37 information science students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CO
55 IS Degrees Awarded

University of Denver is a good choice for students interested in a degree in information science. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were about 55 information science students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 IS Degrees Awarded
$78,891 Median Starting Salary

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great option for students pursuing a degree in information science. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 7th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 74 information science students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent data year. Those information science students who get their degree from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus receive $12,690 more than the typical is graduate.

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Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 27th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 28 information science students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University - Pueblo in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the is program earn around $47,971 for their early career.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 266 358
Idaho 219 0
Wyoming 162 8

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One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 283

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 2,123
Computer Science 1,401
Computer Systems Networking 411
Information Technology 328
Computer Software & Applications 189
Computer Programming 35
Computer Systems Analysis 12

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