by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The compsci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and 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 Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 19 students 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 2.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s compsci degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 3 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Denver landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Montana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate ranking. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 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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University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 50 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%.
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