2024 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Information Technology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #32 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of information technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 894 master's degrees in information technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Master's Degree

The it master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other information technology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information technology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in IT

1

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

631 Annual Graduates

Western Governors University is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in information technology. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.More information about a master’s in information technology from Western Governors University

2

University of Denver
Denver, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

114 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in information technology has to check out University of Denver. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from University of Denver

3

Colorado State University - Global Campus
Aurora, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

Colorado State University - Global Campus is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in information technology. Located in the city of Aurora, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Colorado State University - Global Campus

4

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

84 Annual Graduates

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a wonderful decision for students interested in a master's degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

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	317	258
Utah	287	636

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	205
Artificial Intelligence	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.