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2022 Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
364 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information 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 information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 155 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Utah

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 85 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #5 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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Science at Utah State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 81 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 2 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree is students whose families make more than $110k list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU - Boulder Information Science Report

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue IS Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees 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%.

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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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