by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,242 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,424 and $28,353 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 125 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree compsci students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large private for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 70 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado School of Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees 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 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Boise State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 3 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students 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%.
Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 3 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Montana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 1 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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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