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2024 Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

13 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
3,606 IT Degrees Awarded
$50,266 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in information technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #42 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of information technology. Combined, these schools handed out 3,606 degrees in information technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School

Best Information Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of information technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for information technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in IT
Bachelor's Degrees in IT
Master's Degrees in IT
Doctor's Degrees in IT

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 Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Information Technology in the Rocky Mountains Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the it degree levels they offer.

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in IT

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2,607 IT Degrees Awarded
8.8% Growth in Graduates

Western Governors University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in information technology. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #146 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2607 information technology students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent year we have data available. Those information technology students who get their degree from Western Governors University receive $49,677 more than the average it graduate.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
223 IT Degrees Awarded
4.0% Growth in Graduates

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in information technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were about 223 information technology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the information technology program at Brigham Young University - Provo get $18,922 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
96 IT Degrees Awarded
18.8% Growth in Graduates

College of Western Idaho is a great option for students pursuing a degree in information technology. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 96 information technology students who graduated with this degree at CWI in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the it program earn around $38,470 in their early career salary.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 IT Degrees Awarded
12.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Neumont College of Computer Science if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Neumont is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 33 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Neumont in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the information technology program at Neumont College of Computer Science get $9,749 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In UT
83 IT Degrees Awarded

UVU is a very large public university located in the small city of Orem. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 83 information technology students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CO
44.4% Growth in Graduates

DU is a 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 roughly 9 information technology students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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7
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In ID
83.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 information technology students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
170 IT Degrees Awarded
$59,377 Median Starting Salary

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

There were about 170 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs in the most recent data year. Information Technology degree recipients from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs earn a boost of around $9,110 over the average earnings of information technology majors.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ID
28.0% Growth in Graduates

BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Rexburg. A Best Colleges rank of #668 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU - I is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 information technology students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in information technology from Brigham Young University - Idaho

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Regis University
Denver, CO
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CO

Regis U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 10th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 7 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Regis U in the most recent data year.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 272
Utah 266 2,971
Idaho 219 98
Montana 188 3
Wyoming 162 19

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

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 2,448
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 632
Information Technology Management 201
Network & System Administration/Administrator 95
Computer Support Specialist 86
Information Technology Project Management 85
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 59

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Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 4,895
Computer Science 3,242
Computer Software & Applications 1,516
Computer Programming 1,043
Computer Systems Networking 999
Information Science 675
Computer Systems Analysis 16
Data Entry 1

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