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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Ranked Colleges
910 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CIS Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems 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 list. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 442 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WGU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WGU are $7,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Regis U 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis University are $14,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this large private for-profit school handed out 112 diplomas to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, the school also landed the #8 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 Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413.

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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. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 23 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree cis students list, USU has also earned the #5 rank 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 Utah State University are $22,598.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 32 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 20 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree cis students list, U of U has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #7 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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 105 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Independence University

Salt Lake City, Utah

Independence University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree cis students list, Branch of Stevens-Henager College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. 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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