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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Science is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 60,631 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,619 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 360 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,612 and $39,317 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree computer science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Colorado School of Mines
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 58 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 8 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 14 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Computer Science Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science 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 computer science degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 24 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Montana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Boise State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State University is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Weber State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Denver came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 4 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #14, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 1 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
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