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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
364 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IS Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 743 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,375 and $25,212 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 364 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree is students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 155 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Full U of U Information Science Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 81 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 85 degrees to qualified masters’s IS students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 14 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.

Full USU Information Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IS degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Science at CU - Boulder

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IS degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Denver Information Science Report

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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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