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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

5 Ranked Colleges
301 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 1,262 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,267 and $37,202 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 301 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’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 School of Mines are $39,800.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 95 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Science Master’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 CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Computer Science Report

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #3 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 10 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCCS Computer Science Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 136 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Science Master’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 Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

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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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