by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 88,434 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer information systems is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,895 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,982 and $27,392 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,101 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer information systems program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 78 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 114 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Colorado State University - Global Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. WGU is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 631 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large private for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 84 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Computer Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 36 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Colorado State
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Utah ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at University of Utah
With a ranking of #10, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 2 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at CU - Boulder
With a ranking of #12, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Montana Computer Information Systems Report
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