2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Colorado, there were 1,126 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Colorado.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Colorado

#1

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$14,413 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large private for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 112 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 105 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Denver

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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