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2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

12 Ranked Colleges
910 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CIS Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 81,384 computer information systems students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,664 and had an average of $26,071 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,626 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,929 and $26,402 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 910 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer information systems programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. WGU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 442 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WGU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 3 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

University of Utah landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 5 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

With a ranking of #8, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 105 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this large private for-profit school awarded 112 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs also took the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

Regis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Regis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 92 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regis University are $14,322.

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#11

Independence University

Salt Lake City, Utah

Independence University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Independence University is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

Branch of Stevens-Henager College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Branch of Stevens-Henager College are $15,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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