2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value CIS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Information Systems is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 81,384 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Colorado, there were 2,153 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,333 and $30,944 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

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

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value CIS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value CIS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CIS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’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 State are $28,055.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at Colorado State

#2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 1 doctorate’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Computer Information Systems Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems (With Aid)

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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