by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 14,336 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,619 and had an average of $33,819 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,516 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,511 and $42,655 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 539 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer software and applications. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer software and applications program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neumont College of Computer Science. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Neumont College of Computer Science is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 34 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this small private for-profit school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 105 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Brigham Young University - Idaho Computer Software & Applications Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 68 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lewis - Clark State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Lewis - Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Computer Software & Applications Report
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software 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%.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Western Governors University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 170 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Utah Valley University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Utah Valley University Computer Software & Applications Report
Northwest Nazarene University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Northwest Nazarene University
DeVry University - Colorado came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DeVry University - Colorado is a private for-profit institution located in Westminster, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at DeVry University - Colorado
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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