by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Colorado, there were 2,123 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,059 and $32,848 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 420 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in computer information systems. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer information systems program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 114 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s. This large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 84 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. Regis University is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Colorado State University - Global Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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
With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 CU Anschutz
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended CIS Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Boulder Computer Information Systems Report
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